CVE-1999-1487

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1998-01-21 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1487, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Vulnerability in digest in AIX 4.3 allows printq users to gain root privileges by creating and/or modifing any file on the system.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1487

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C