CVE-1999-1208
IBM AIX <= 4.2 - Local Buffer Overflow via Long Command Line Argument
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-1208. PoCs published by Bryan P. Self.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the SUID-root /usr/sbin/ping binary on AIX 4.x (PPC). It overwrites the buffer with shellcode to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges, leveraging environment variables to control the payload.
Description
Buffer overflow in ping in AIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.
Exploits (1)
This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the SUID-root /usr/sbin/ping binary on AIX 4.x (PPC). It overwrites the buffer with shellcode to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges, leveraging environment variables to control the payload.