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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 6, 1999· Updated Jun 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.

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Affected products

12

IBM/Aix12 versions
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =4.3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

4

www.securityfocus.com/bid/439nvdPatchVendor Advisory
marc.infonvd
marc.infonvd
www-1.ibm.com/servlet/support/managernvd

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