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CVE-2000-1216

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Published: Jan 27, 2000Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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7.2
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Ibm: Aix
Ibm
1 product
Aix
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Aix
Version 4.3.0

Related CWEs

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

References (6)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: cve@mitre.org
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
VDB EntryVendor Advisory

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