CVE-1999-1117 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

lquerypv in AIX 4.1 and 4.2 allows local users to read arbitrary files by specifying the file in the -h command line parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00384.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm Subscribe	Aix Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1098	lquerypv in AIX 4.1 and 4.2 allows local users to read arbitrary files by specifying the file in the -h command line parameter.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-13.shtml
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420195&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420196&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&w=2&r=1&s=lquerypv&q=b
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/455
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1752

History

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00256}`	epss `{'score': 0.00384}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.789Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1117

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-12-31T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-1117

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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