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CVE-1999-0093

AIX nslookup command allows local users to obtain root access by not dropping privileges correctly.

7.2 High

AIX nslookup command allows local users to obtain root access by not dropping privileges correctly.

Exploit likelihood

0.41%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

AIX nslookup command allows local users to obtain root access by not dropping privileges correctly.

Record
CVE-1999-0093
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

AIX nslookup command allows local users to obtain root access by not dropping privileges correctly.

Record
CVE-1999-0093
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0093 No score

AIX nslookup command allows local users to obtain root access by not dropping privileges correctly.

Record
EUVD-1999-0093
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jwm2-jxqg-fx7x No score

AIX nslookup command allows local users to obtain root access by not dropping privileges correctly.

AIX nslookup command allows local users to obtain root access by not dropping privileges correctly.

Record
GHSA-jwm2-jxqg-fx7x
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-1999-0093 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ibm Aix, published October 29, 1997. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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