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Unscored Public exploit CVE-1999-1208 EUVD-1999-1189GHSA-h664-4mr2-whv6

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

Published Mar 9, 2002 · Updated Aug 1, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

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

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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Exploit-DB 1

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