CVE-1999-1121 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The default configuration for UUCP in AIX before 3.2 allows local users to gain root privileges.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1102	The default configuration for UUCP in AIX before 3.2 allows local users to gain root privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00704.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1992-06.html
http://www.osvdb.org/891
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/554

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.747Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1121

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1992-03-19T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1121

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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