CVE-1999-0097

CVSS 2.0 Score 10 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Oct 29, 1997
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-1999-0097 is a vulnerability affecting the AIX FTP client. Malicious servers can exploit this issue by sending specially crafted commands containing shell metacharacters, such as a pipe character, which in turn can force the FTP client to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system. This can lead to unauthorized access, data theft, or other malicious activities. The vulnerability poses a significant risk to systems using the AIX FTP client and requires immediate patching to mitigate the threat.

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Affected Products

  • IBM AIX
  • HP-UX
  • SunOS
  • HP-UX family of operating systems
  • Sun Solaris

Affected Vendors

  • IBM Corporation
  • HP
  • Oracle Corp
  • Sun.