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CVE-1999-1552

dpsexec (DPS Server) when running under XDM in IBM AIX 3.2.5 and earlier does not properly check...

7.2 High

dpsexec (DPS Server) when running under XDM in IBM AIX 3.2.5 and earlier does not properly check privileges, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges.

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

dpsexec (DPS Server) when running under XDM in IBM AIX 3.2.5 and earlier does not properly check privileges, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges.

Record
CVE-1999-1552
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

dpsexec (DPS Server) when running under XDM in IBM AIX 3.2.5 and earlier does not properly check privileges, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges.

Record
CVE-1999-1552
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1533 No score

dpsexec (DPS Server) when running under XDM in IBM AIX 3.2.5 and earlier does not properly check privileges, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges.

Record
EUVD-1999-1533
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8gvm-3v25-425g No score

dpsexec (DPS Server) when running under XDM in IBM AIX 3.2.5 and earlier does not properly check...

dpsexec (DPS Server) when running under XDM in IBM AIX 3.2.5 and earlier does not properly check privileges, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges.

Record
GHSA-8gvm-3v25-425g
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-1999-1552 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ibm Aix, published July 20, 1994. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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