CVE-1999-0903

Summary

CVE-1999-0903 is a vulnerability affecting the genfilt component in the AIX Packet Filtering Module. This issue arises due to the failure of genfilt to appropriately filter network traffic directed to ports above the standard limit of 32767. An attacker can potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system or cause denial-of-service conditions by sending traffic to these high-numbered ports. System administrators are advised to update their AIX installation to address this security concern.

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