MEDIUM
Vulnerability in ptrace in AIX 4.3 allows local users to gain privileges by attaching to a setgid program
Published Sep 12, 2001
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
Vulnerability in ptrace in AIX 4.3 allows local users to gain privileges by attaching to a setgid program.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.34% 0.00338
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00338
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 24.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 25.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 18.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92601792420088&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93587956513233&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www-1.ibm.com/servlet/support/manager?rs=0&rt=0&org=apars&doc=08E0B1A1B85472A1852567C90031BB36 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/439 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92601792420088&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93587956513233&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/servlet/support/manager?rs=0&rt=0&org=apars&doc=08E0B1A1B85472A1852567C90031BB36 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/439 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 12, 2001
Updated Aug 1, 2024
Reserved Aug 31, 2001
Link CVE-1999-1079
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a