CVE-1999-1552

High CVSS 7.2

Published 1994-07-20 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1552, 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

dpsexec (DPS Server) when running under XDM in IBM AIX 3.2.5 and earlier does not properly check privileges, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1552

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