CVE-1999-0091 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in IBM AIX

4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.2HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 78.26%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
IBM AIX
Timeline
PublishedOct 28
Latest updateApr 17

Description

Buffer overflow in AIX writesrv command allows local users to obtain root access.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDibm/aix8 versions+7

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
VulDB
IBM AIX up to 4.2.1 writesrv Command memory corruption (XFDB-2295 / SBV-587)↗2026-04-17
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GHSA
GHSA-332p-2wcc-qg7j: Buffer overflow in AIX writesrv command allows local users to obtain root access↗2022-04-30
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CVEList
CVE-1999-0091: Buffer overflow in AIX writesrv command allows local users to obtain root access↗1999-09-29
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CVE-1999-0091 — IBM AIX vulnerability | cvebase