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CVE-1999-0097

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1997-10-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The AIX FTP client can be forced to execute commands from a malicious server through shell metacharacters (e.g. a pipe character).

Affected products

• Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HP-UX: 9.00, 9.01, 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, 9.06 (+10)
• IBM AIX: 3.2, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2 (+5)
• Sun Solaris: 2.4, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.6
• Sunos: 4.1.3c, 4.1.3u1, 4.1.4, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 (+1)

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0097
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0097

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