CVE-2000-1120 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the digest command within IBM AIX versions 4.3.x and earlier. This flaw allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not observed in active exploitation or on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, and it has a high FAUCET Risk Score, indicating its potential for abuse.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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