CVE-1999-0093: IBM Aix

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

AIX nslookup command allows local users to obtain root access by not dropping privileges correctly.

Affected products

• IBM Aix: version 4.1 only; version 4.1.1 only; version 4.1.2 only; version 4.1.3 only; version 4.1.4 only; version 4.1.5 only; …

Published 1997-10-29. Last modified 2026-06-16.