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CVE-1999-0091

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1997-10-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in AIX writesrv command allows local users to obtain root access.

Affected products

• IBM AIX: 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5 (+2)

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0091
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0091

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