CVE-1999-0803 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The fwluser script in AIX eNetwork Firewall allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0271.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Aix Enetwork Firewall

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aix_enetwork_firewall:3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aix_enetwork_firewall:3.3:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0784	The fwluser script in AIX eNetwork Firewall allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92765973207648&w=2
http://www.osvdb.org/962

History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.0118}`	epss `{'score': 0.0271}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-04-25T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:48:37.995Z

Reserved: 1999-11-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-0803

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-05-25T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-0803

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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