CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1121

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.79%

51th percentile - higher than 51% of all known CVEs

Summary

The default configuration for UUCP in AIX before 3.2 allows local users to gain root privileges.

Risk Assessment

The ability for local users to gain root privileges poses a serious security risk to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade the system to version 3.2 or later and review the UUCP configuration.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The default configuration for UUCP in AIX before 3.2 allows local users to gain root privileges.

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