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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 21, 1997· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1208

CVE-1999-1208

Description

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

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Affected products

3

IBM/Aix3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

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