7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-1999-0118

Published: 01/11/1998 Updated: 18/10/2016
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 725
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

AIX infod allows local users to gain root access through an X display.

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Exploits

/* source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/370/info Certain versions of AIX ship with an Information Daemon, infod This program is designed to provide information about the OS and installed ancilliary programs The daemon which runs as root, does not check credentials which are passed to it This allows users to pass requests with arbitrary UID' ...