CVE-1999-0092

AIX Portmir - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0092. PoCs published by BM ERS Team.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow in the AIX portmir command (CVE-1999-0092) to achieve local privilege escalation. It uses a custom shellcode and NOP sled to overwrite the return address and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Description

Various vulnerabilities in the AIX portmir command allows local users to obtain root access.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by BM ERS Team · clocalaix

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19306

View Code ZIP pw:eip

This exploit targets a buffer overflow in the AIX portmir command (CVE-1999-0092) to achieve local privilege escalation. It uses a custom shellcode and NOP sled to overwrite the return address and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Lpe

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: AIX portmir (versions 4.2, 4.3, 4.3.x)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Access to the target AIX system · Ability to execute the exploit binary

MITRE ATT&CK

T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1203 - Exploitation for Client Execution

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0092

Scores

EPSS 0.0079

EPSS Percentile 51.3%

Details

Status published

Products (1)

ibm/aix 4.2.1

Published Oct 29, 1997

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026