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CVE-2000-1222

Published

23 years ago

Last Modified

6 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

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AIX sysback before 4.2.1.13 uses a relative path to find and execute the hostname program, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the path to point to a malicious hostname program..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity: High
Base Score: 7.2/10
Exploit Score: 3.9/10
Access Vector: Local
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication Required: None
Impact Score: 10/10
Confidentiality Impact: Complete
Availability Impact: Complete
Integrity Impact: Complete

Products Affected

CPE	Affected	Vulnerable	Excluding	Edit
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix::::::::	Yes	-	-

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/17566
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6432