CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0089

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.41%

32th percentile - higher than 32% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in AIX libDtSvc library can allow local users to gain root access.

Risk Assessment

Local users may 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 root account.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in AIX libDtSvc library can allow local users to gain root access.

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