CVE-1999-1487 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Vulnerability in digest in AIX 4.3 allows printq users to gain root privileges by creating and/or modifing any file on the system.

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 0.00161.

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:4.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1468	Vulnerability in digest in AIX 4.3 allows printq users to gain root privileges by creating and/or modifing any file on the system.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-1.ibm.com/servlet/support/manager?rt=0&rs=0&org=apars&doc=41D8B61D1E1C4FAB852567C9002C546C
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7477.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/405

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:18:07.407Z

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

Link: CVE-1999-1487

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1998-01-21T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-1487

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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