CVE-1999-0072

Summary

CVE-1999-0072 is a significant buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the AIX xdat utility on IBM AIX operating systems. This issue allows local users to exploit the vulnerability and gain root access to the system. The xdat utility, which is used for managing file and user data, contains a flawed input validation mechanism that allows an attacker to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in complete system compromise. IBM released a patch to address this issue, and it is highly recommended that all AIX systems be updated to mitigate the risk of this vulnerability.

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