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CVE-1999-1486

sadc in IBM AIX 4.1 through 4.3, when called from programs such as timex that are setgid adm,...

1.2 Low

sadc in IBM AIX 4.1 through 4.3, when called from programs such as timex that are setgid adm, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Exploit likelihood

0.30%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 1.2

sadc in IBM AIX 4.1 through 4.3, when called from programs such as timex that are setgid adm, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Record
CVE-1999-1486
CVSS 2.0
1.2 LowAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

sadc in IBM AIX 4.1 through 4.3, when called from programs such as timex that are setgid adm, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Record
CVE-1999-1486
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1467 No score

sadc in IBM AIX 4.1 through 4.3, when called from programs such as timex that are setgid adm, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Record
EUVD-1999-1467
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p363-v5h3-2749 No score

sadc in IBM AIX 4.1 through 4.3, when called from programs such as timex that are setgid adm,...

sadc in IBM AIX 4.1 through 4.3, when called from programs such as timex that are setgid adm, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Record
GHSA-p363-v5h3-2749
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-1999-1486 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.2) in Ibm Aix, published February 25, 1998. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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