CVE-1999-0337 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM AIX's batch queue (bsh) when network printing is enabled, allowing both local and remote users to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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.