CVE-1999-0118 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM AIX's infod service, allowing local users to gain root access via an X display. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this flaw is easily exploitable with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking significant community discussion or media coverage, a public exploit (EDB-19287) exists, indicating its potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.