7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-1999-1208

Published: 21/07/1997 Updated: 10/10/2017
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

Buffer overflow in ping in AIX 4.2 and previous versions allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

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ibm aix 3.2.5

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ibm aix 4.2

Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/387/info A buffer overflow condition exists in some versions of /usr/sbin/ping under AIX Given that ping is SUID root, this overflow allows malicious users to gain root from it /* * * /usr/sbin/ping exploit (kinda' coded) by BeastMaster V * * CREDITS: this is simpy a modified version of an exploi ...