7.2
HIGH
CVE-2000-1216
Portmir AIX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 27, 2000, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 9, 2020, 3:59 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2000-1216 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm aix
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2000-1216.

URL Resource
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY07832 Broken Link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/433499 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7929 VDB Entry Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2000-1216 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/433499 Patch, US Government Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/433499 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY07832 No Types Assigned http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY07832 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7929 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7929 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/7929 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7929 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2000-1216 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2000-1216 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.07882

percentile

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