CVE-2000-1216
IBM Aix — CWE-120
EPSS 0.00517
- Published: 2000-01-27T05:00:00.000
- Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
- Vendors: IBM
- Products: Aix
- CWE: CWE-120
CVE-2000-1216 — 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. [Weakness: CWE-120]
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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.
🧠 Explainer: What this vulnerability means
Summary: Aix from IBM is impacted (CWE: unspecified).
Impact: It may allow privilege escalation, data exposure, or service interruption.
Mitigation: Upgrade immediately to the remediated release and follow vendor hardening guidance.
CWE: CWE-120
- 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]
- 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]