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CVE-1999-1208

Published: Jul 21, 1997 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1208
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

Buffer overflow in ping in AIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Aix Ibm 3.2.5 (including) 3.2.5 (including)
Aix Ibm 4.1 (including) 4.1 (including)
Aix Ibm 4.2 (including) 4.2 (including)

References

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