CVE-1999-0118: IBM Aix

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

AIX infod allows local users to gain root access through an X display.

Affected products

• IBM Aix: version 3.2 only; version 4.1 only; version 4.2 only; version 4.3 only

Published 1998-11-01. Last modified 2026-06-16.