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GCVE-VVD-CERTCC-1999-17566
Advisory Published
Vulnetix · Advisory published December 10, 2000
sysback, shipped with AIX systems, allows local users to gain root access because of a failure to use a fully qualified path for a call to hostname.
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impact20population9exploitation0widely_known1score_current1.35ease_of_exploitation20

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sysback makes call to hostname without a fully qualified path specification
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