CVE-1999-1208

published 1997-07-21

CVE-1999-1208: Buffer overflow in ping in AIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

Priority P4 25 high 7.2 CVSS 2.0

AV L AC L Au N C C I C A C

EXPLOIT

Buffer overflow in ping in AIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

Affected

3 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
ibm	aix	—	—
ibm	aix	—	—
ibm	aix	—	—

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