CVE-1999-0566

IBM AIX - Denial of Service via Syslog File Manipulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An attacker can write to syslog files from any location, causing a denial of service by filling up the logs, and hiding activities.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0566

Scores

EPSS 0.0135
EPSS Percentile 68.6%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
ibm/aix
Published Aug 01, 1997
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026