CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0064

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.75%

50th percentile - higher than 50% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in the AIX lquerylv program allows local users to gain root access.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain full privileges on the system, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the AIX system to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and restrict access to the lquerylv program.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in AIX lquerylv program gives root access to local users.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS