CVE-2000-1222

High CVSS 7.2

Published 2000-12-10 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-1222, 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

AIX sysback before 4.2.1.13 uses a relative path to find and execute the hostname program, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the path to point to a malicious hostname program.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-1222

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