Vulnerability in ptrace in AIX 4.3 allows local users to gain privileges by attaching to a setgid program.
Priority LOW 21Published · 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
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Vulnerability in ptrace in AIX 4.3 allows local users to gain privileges by attaching to a setgid program.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00338 27th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1079
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qpvh-wpmg-5vw6
References
More IBM Aix vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00767 Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-03523 Stack-based buffer overflow in libcsa.a (aka the calendar daemon library) in IBM AIX 5.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00045 Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2001-00539 Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00009 Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-1999-1079 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-1079 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qpvh-wpmg-5vw6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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