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CVE-1999-1486

Published: Feb 25, 1998 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
1.2 LOW
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1486
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

sadc in IBM AIX 4.1 through 4.3, when called from programs such as timex that are setgid adm, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
AixIbm4.1 (including)4.1 (including)
AixIbm4.1.1 (including)4.1.1 (including)
AixIbm4.1.2 (including)4.1.2 (including)
AixIbm4.1.3 (including)4.1.3 (including)
AixIbm4.1.4 (including)4.1.4 (including)
AixIbm4.1.5 (including)4.1.5 (including)
AixIbm4.2 (including)4.2 (including)
AixIbm4.2.1 (including)4.2.1 (including)
AixIbm4.3 (including)4.3 (including)

References

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