CVE-1999-1552 — HIGH severity vulnerability (dpsexec (DPS Server) when running under XDM in IBM AIX 3.2.5)
dpsexec (DPS Server) when running under XDM in IBM AIX 3.2.5 and earlier does not properly check privileges, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1552 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1994-07-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | dpsexec (DPS Server) when running under XDM in IBM AIX 3.2.5 and earlier does not properly check privileges, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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