Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0072 (CCN-585)

Assigned:1997-10-01
Published:1997-10-01
Updated:2022-08-17
Summary:Buffer overflow in AIX xdat gives root access to local users.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0072

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Technical Support Web site
AIX General Software Fixes

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin I-006
IBM AIX "xdat" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1002
IBM AIX xdat TZ Environment Variable Local Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: BID-449
AIX xdat Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-xdat(585)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0072

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm aix 4.2.1
    ibm aix 4.1.4
    ibm aix 4.2
    ibm aix 4.1.5
    ibm aix 4.1.1
    ibm aix 4.1.2
    ibm aix 4.1
    ibm aix 4.1.3
    ibm aix 4.1
    ibm aix 4.2