CVE-1999-0115 in AIX

Prediction

by VulDB Data Team • 04/17/2026

A vulnerability was determined in IBM AIX 3.1/3.2/3.2.4/3.2.5. Affected is an unknown function of the component bugfilter. This manipulation causes improper privilege management. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 4.0 is able to address this issue. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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• Disclosure: 09/01/1997
• Moderation: accepted
• Entry: VDB-13970
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-269 (confirmed)
• Exploit: Download
• CVSS: 7.2 (NVD)
• EPSS: 0.00697
• KEV: no
• Activities: very low
• Sector: Lawfirm, Industry, ...

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0115
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0115
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-1999-0115/