CVE-1999-0803

41th percentile — higher than 41% of all known CVEs

The fwluser script in AIX eNetwork Firewall allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify critical system files, potentially leading to privilege escalation or system instability.

It is recommended to restrict access to the fwluser script and to monitor and secure the system against symlink attacks.