CVE-1999-1013

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

named-xfer in AIX 4.1.5 and 4.2.1 allows members of the system group to overwrite system files to gain root access via the -f parameter and a malformed zone file.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93837026726954&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/673Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93837026726954&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/673Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 23, 1999
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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