Buffer overflow in Ibm Aix

CVE-2000-1216

Buffer overflow in portmir for AIX 4.3.0 allows local users to corrupt lock files and gain root privileges via the echo_error routine.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (38.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Ibm Aix — versions 4.3.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)