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TI-1999-00753 Aliases CVE-1999-0803GHSA-59f5-phf9-mq45

The fwluser script in AIX eNetwork Firewall allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Priority LOW 12Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The fwluser script in AIX eNetwork Firewall allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00537 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aix_enetwork_firewall:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aix_enetwork_firewall:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aix_enetwork_firewall:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aix_enetwork_firewall:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0803
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59f5-phf9-mq45

References

Other 2

Sources

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