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CVE-1999-0088

CRITICAL

10.0

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.1720%

EPSS Percentile0.25th

PublishedOct 26, 1998

Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

IRIX and AIX automountd services (autofsd) allow remote users to execute root commands.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

💻

Ibm

Aix

= 4.3

References & Advisories

🔗 http://www-1.ibm.com/services/brs/brspwhub.nsf/advisories/852567CC004F9038852566BF007B6393/%24file/ERS-SVA-E01-1998_004_1.txt

🔗 http://www-1.ibm.com/services/brs/brspwhub.nsf/advisories/852567CC004F9038852566BF007B6393/%24file/ERS-SVA-E01-1998_004_1.txt

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