Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1121 (CCN-554)

Assigned:1992-03-01
Published:1992-03-01
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:The default configuration for UUCP in AIX before 3.2 allows local users to gain root privileges.
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-1999-1121

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

Source: CCN
Type: IBM AIX Web site
IBM AIX: Home Page for AIX - Unix Operating system

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Advisory CA-1992-06
AIX uucp Vulnerability

Source: CERT
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CA-1992-06

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
891

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 891
IBM AIX uucp Local Privilege Escalation

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
38

Source: CCN
Type: BID-38
AIX uucp Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-uucp(554)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-uucp(554)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 3.2)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm aix *
    ibm aix *