CVE-1999-1208
IBM AIX 4.2 - 'ping' Local Buffer Overflow
Severity Score
7.2
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Buffer overflow in ping in AIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 1997-07-21 CVE Published
- 1997-07-21 First Exploit
- 2001-08-31 CVE Reserved
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602661419330&w=2 | Mailing List | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602661419337&w=2 | Mailing List | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/803 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19307 | 1997-07-21 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" | 3.2.5 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "3.2.5" | - |
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| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" | 4.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "4.1" | - |
Affected
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| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" | 4.2 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "4.2" | - |
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