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CVE-1999-1079

Medium
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.34%

25th percentile - higher than 25% of all known CVEs

Summary

Vulnerability in ptrace in AIX 4.3 allows local users to gain privileges by attaching to a setgid program.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access to system resources by local users, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to setgid programs and monitor the use of ptrace by local users.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Vulnerability in ptrace in AIX 4.3 allows local users to gain privileges by attaching to a setgid program.

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