Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1208 (CCN-803)

Assigned:1997-07-21
Published:1997-07-21
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:Buffer overflow in ping in AIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.
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, Mon, 21 Jul 1997 00:16:41 -0500
AIX ping (Exploit)

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon, 21 Jul 1997 11:30:05 -0500
AIX ping, lchangelv, xlock fixes

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1208

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19970721 AIX ping (Exploit)

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19970721 AIX ping, lchangelv, xlock fixes

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

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 7969
IBM AIX ping Command Line Argument Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: BID-387
AIX ping Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ping-bo(803)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ping-bo(803)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm aix 3.2.5
    ibm aix 4.1
    ibm aix 4.2
    ibm aix 3.2.5
    ibm aix 4.1
    ibm aix 4.2