CVE-1999-1486

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Published Sep 1, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 1.2 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

sadc in IBM AIX 4.1 through 4.3, when called from programs such as timex that are setgid adm, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1467	sadc in IBM AIX 4.1 through 4.3, when called from programs such as timex that are setgid adm, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.304% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/aix/fixes/v4/os/bos.acct.4.3.1.0.info
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IX75554&apar=only
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IX76330&apar=only
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IX76853&apar=only
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/408
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7675

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:18 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 1, 2004, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:18 PM
Reserved: Aug 31, 2001, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 25, 1998, 5:00 AM
Modified: Apr 16, 2026, 12:27 AM

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