IBM AIX 3.1/3.2/3.2.4/3.2.5 bugfilter privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in IBM AIX 3.1/3.2/3.2.4/3.2.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component bugfilter. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-1999-0115. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM AIX 3.1/3.2/3.2.4/3.2.5 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component bugfilter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The issue has been introduced in 02/01/1990. The weakness was published 09/01/1997 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0115. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available 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 2769 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (20290) and SecurityFocus (BID 1800†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AIX 4.0

Timelineinfo

02/01/1990 🔍
09/01/1997 +2769 days 🔍
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09/08/1997 +7 days 🔍
06/18/2014 +6127 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0115 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0115
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13970
SecurityFocus: 1800 - AIX 3.x bugfiler Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 16:08
Updated: 04/17/2026 00:11
Changes: 06/18/2014 16:08 (53), 04/13/2019 09:56 (3), 06/05/2024 04:06 (25), 04/17/2026 00:11 (4)
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