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EUVD-2007-5774 · Published Nov 5, 2007
cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create or overwrite an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, by using the file's name as the argument.
Technologies
Ibm Aix
Weaknesses
NVD-CWE-Other
CVSS scores
- v2.06.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
MITRE ATT&CK
InferredWhere this vulnerability fits in an attack
Privilege Escalation
References
- ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/cfgcon_ifix.tar
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=611
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27437
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03055
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03061
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26258
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