CVE-1999-1079

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

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00068

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4.6

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD06 May 1999 · 04:00 AM

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