CVE-1999-1589 describes an unspecified vulnerability in the crontab utility of IBM AIX version 3.2, which could allow a local attacker to gain root privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and grants full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this legacy vulnerability.
| 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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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