CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1013

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.47%

37th percentile - higher than 37% of all known CVEs

Summary

The vulnerability in named-xfer on AIX 4.1.5 and 4.2.1 allows members of the system group to overwrite system files, leading to root access via the -f parameter and a malformed zone file.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized system access, potentially leading to serious security breaches and data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to the named-xfer tool and to monitor and verify zone files to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

named-xfer in AIX 4.1.5 and 4.2.1 allows members of the system group to overwrite system files to gain root access via the -f parameter and a malformed zone file.

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