CVE-1999-1486

Summary

CVE-1999-1486 is a vulnerability affecting IBM AIX 4.1 to 4.3 operating systems. The issue lies with the sadc (System Administration Daemon) component, which can be exploited when called from setgid adm programs like timex. The vulnerability permits local users to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink (symbolic link) attack. This means that an attacker with local access can create a malicious link to a critical file and replace the original with it, potentially leading to significant data loss or system compromise.

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