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CVE-2000-1222

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2000-12-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

AIX sysback before 4.2.1.13 uses a relative path to find and execute the hostname program, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the path to point to a malicious hostname program.

Affected products

• IBM AIX: through 4.2.1.12

References

• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/17566
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6432
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/17566
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6432

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