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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 6, 1999· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1079

CVE-1999-1079

Description

Vulnerability in ptrace in AIX 4.3 allows local users to gain privileges by attaching to a setgid program.

Affected products

11
  • IBM/Aix11 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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