Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1589 (CCN-27856)

Assigned:1992-05-26
Published:1992-05-26
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary:Unspecified vulnerability in crontab in IBM AIX 3.2 allows local users to gain root privileges via unknown attack vectors.
CVSS v3 Severity:8.1 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
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)
5.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC: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
6.2 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
4.6 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-noinfo
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1589

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Advisory CA-1992-10
AIX crontab Vulnerability

Source: CERT
Type: Patch, US Government Resource
CA-1992-10

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 30926
IBM AIX crontab -e Escaped Shell Local Privilege Escalation

Source: BID
Type: Patch
357

Source: CCN
Type: BID-357
AIX crontab Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
aix-crontab-privilege-escalation(27856)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm aix 1.2.1
    ibm aix 1.3
    ibm aix 2.2.1
    ibm aix 3.1
    ibm aix 3.2
    ibm aix 3.2