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CVE-1999-0112

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-1999-0112 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability within the dtterm program, part of the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) on IBM AIX systems. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges due to insufficient bounds checking. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), it poses a significant risk as it requires low attack complexity and no authentication, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on the KEV or Hot List, a public exploit (EDB-333) exists, demonstrating its exploitability, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cde:cde:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
52.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-333 · May 27, 1997
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0080 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 3,237 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/878