CVE-1999-0122 in AIX

Prediction

by VulDB Data Team • 04/16/2026

A vulnerability has been found in IBM AIX up to 4.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component lchangelv. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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• Disclosure: 07/21/1997
• Moderation: accepted
• Entry: VDB-13950
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (confirmed)
• Exploit: Download
• CVSS: 7.2 (NVD)
• EPSS: 0.01101
• KEV: no
• Activities: very low
• Sector: Energy, Telecommunication, ...

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0122
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0122
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-1999-0122/