Ibm ≫ Aix

ICMP messages to broadcast addresses are allowed, allowing for a Smurf attack that can cause a denial of service.

FTP servers can allow an attacker to connect to arbitrary ports on machines other than the FTP client, aka FTP bounce.

Buffer overflow in statd allows root privileges.

Various vulnerabilities in the AIX portmir command allows local users to obtain root access.

AIX nslookup command allows local users to obtain root access by not dropping privileges correctly.

AIX piodmgrsu command allows local users to gain additional group privileges.

The AIX FTP client can be forced to execute commands from a malicious server through shell metacharacters (e.g. a pipe character).

Buffer overflow in AIX libDtSvc library can allow local users to gain root access.

Buffer overflow in AIX writesrv command allows local users to obtain root access.

Buffer overflow in AIX xdat gives root access to local users.