CVE-1999-1079
IBM AIX 4.3 - Privilege Escalation via ptrace Setgid Program Attachment
Title source: llmDescription
Vulnerability in ptrace in AIX 4.3 allows local users to gain privileges by attaching to a setgid program.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_aixapar
http://www-1.ibm.com/servlet/support/manager?rs=0&rt=0&org=apars&doc=08E0B1A1B85472A1852567C90031BB36
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/439
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93587956513233&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92601792420088&w=2
Scores
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
26.4%
Details
Status
published
Products (11)
ibm/aix
3.2.5
ibm/aix
4.1
ibm/aix
4.1.1
ibm/aix
4.1.2
ibm/aix
4.1.3
ibm/aix
4.1.4
ibm/aix
4.1.5
ibm/aix
4.2
ibm/aix
4.2.1
ibm/aix
4.3
... and 1 more
Published
May 06, 1999
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026