CVE-2000-1216

High CVSS 7.2

Published 2000-01-27 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-1216, 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

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-1216

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