Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1013 (CCN-3308)

Assigned:1999-09-23
Published:1999-09-23
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary:named-xfer in AIX 4.1.5 and 4.2.1 allows members of the system group to overwrite system files to gain root access via the -f parameter and a malformed zone file.
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 Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu, 23 Sep 1999 11:57:32 -0400
named-xfer hole on AIX (fwd)

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1013

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19990923 named-xfer hole on AIX (fwd)

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 8019
IBM AIX named-xfer -f Argument Privilege Escalation

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
673

Source: CCN
Type: BID-673
AIX named-xfer File Overwrite Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
aix-named-xfer-root-access(3308)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

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