IBM AIX 4.1/4.2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 4.1/4.2. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-1999-0112. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM AIX 4.1/4.2 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The issue has been introduced in 08/12/1994. The weakness was released 05/01/1997 (Website). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0112. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 993 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (878), Exploit-DB (333) and OSVDB (7989†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/12/1994 🔍
05/01/1997 +993 days 🔍
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04/09/2004 +2534 days 🔍
06/17/2014 +3721 days 🔍
04/16/2026 +4321 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0112 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0112
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13881
X-Force: 878
OSVDB: 7989 - IBM AIX CDE dtterm Local Overflow

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 01:20
Updated: 04/16/2026 18:07
Changes: 06/18/2014 01:20 (52), 04/13/2019 10:35 (6), 06/05/2024 04:08 (16), 04/16/2026 18:07 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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