CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-1999-0117

Published: Mar 31, 1992 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025

CVSS 3.x

N/A

Source:

NVD

CVSS 2.x

7.2 HIGH

RedHat/V2

RedHat/V3

Ubuntu

Additional information

NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0117
CWE	https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

AIX passwd allows local users to gain root access.

Affected Software

Name	Vendor	Start Version	End Version
Aix	Ibm	3.1 (including)	3.1 (including)
Aix	Ibm	3.2 (including)	3.2 (including)

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0117
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0117

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