Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1552 (CCN-7208)

Assigned:1994-07-20
Published:1994-07-20
Updated:2008-09-10
Summary:dpsexec (DPS Server) when running under XDM in IBM AIX 3.2.5 and earlier does not properly check privileges, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain 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: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed, 20 Jul 1994 19:52:18 -0500
xnews and XDM

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1552

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19940720 xnews and XDM

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 8010
IBM AIX DPS Server dpsexec Arbitrary Privileged File Modification

Source: BID
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
358

Source: CCN
Type: BID-358
AIX dpsexec Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
aix-dpsexec-root(7208)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 3.2.5)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm aix 3.1
    ibm aix 3.2
    ibm aix 3.2.4
    ibm aix *
    ibm aix 3.1
    ibm aix 3.2
    ibm aix 3.2.4
    ibm aix 3.2.5