CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0091

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 the writesrv command of AIX 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 AIX to the latest version and restrict access to the writesrv command to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in AIX writesrv command allows local users to obtain root access.

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