VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-1222
AIX sysback before 4.2.1.13 uses a relative path to find and execute the hostname program, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the path to point to a malicious hostname program.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
AIX sysback before 4.2.1.13 uses a relative path to find and execute the hostname program, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the path to point to a malicious hostname program.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/17566Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6432
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/17566Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6432
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.