CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0903

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.49%

71th percentile - higher than 71% of all known CVEs

Summary

The AIX Packet Filtering Module (genfilt) does not properly filter traffic to destination ports greater than 32767, which may lead to unauthorized access.

Risk Assessment

Improper traffic filtering may allow attackers to access the system by exploiting unforeseen ports, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the AIX packet filtering module and monitor network traffic for potential attack attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

genfilt in the AIX Packet Filtering Module does not properly filter traffic to destination ports greater than 32767.

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