CVE-1999-0338
CVSS 2.0 Score 7.2 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Feb 24, 1994
Updated: Nov 20, 2024
Summary
CVE-1999-0338 is a vulnerability affecting AIX Licensed Program Product performance tools. This issue permits local users to elevate their privileges and gain root access, posing a significant security risk. The tools, designed for performance monitoring, contain a flaw that enables unauthorized escalation of user permissions. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to complete system takeover. Organizations running AIX systems with these performance tools should apply the available patch to mitigate the risk.
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Affected Products
- IBM AIX
Affected Vendors
- IBM Corporation