IBM AIX up to 4.2 piodmgrsu Command privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in IBM AIX up to 4.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component piodmgrsu Command. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0094. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX up to 4.2 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component piodmgrsu Command. 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. CVE summarizes:

aix piodmgrsu command allows local users to gain additional group privileges.

The issue has been introduced in 08/12/1994. The weakness was disclosed 10/29/1997. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0094. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1174 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-14011, VDB-14010, VDB-14009 and VDB-14008 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/12/1994 🔍
10/29/1997 +1174 days 🔍
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06/18/2014 +6076 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4321 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0094 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0094
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14012
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 16:47
Updated: 04/17/2026 03:22
Changes: 06/18/2014 16:47 (40), 04/13/2019 10:16 (10), 04/17/2026 03:22 (18)
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