CVE-1999-1589

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Published Jun 15, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in crontab in IBM AIX 3.2 allows local users to gain root privileges via unknown attack vectors.

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:1.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:2.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1570	Unspecified vulnerability in crontab in IBM AIX 3.2 allows local users to gain root privileges via unknown attack vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.333% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1992-10.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/357

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:02 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 15, 2006, 8:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:02 AM
Reserved: Jun 15, 2006, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:50 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 1999, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:50 PM

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