PT-2004-3524 · Ibm · Ibm Aix

Published 2004-12-31 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2004-2634

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.2

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 5.1 through 5.2

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files. This can be achieved by exploiting the bos.rte.serv aid or bos.rte.console filesets.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 5.1 and 5.2, consider restricting access to the bos.rte.serv aid and bos.rte.console filesets to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-2634

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

References · 10

• https://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/pseries.subscriptionSvcs?mode=18&ID=279 · Patch
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1009975 · Patch
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY55789&apar=only · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/11496 · Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/5711 · Patch
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY55790&apar=only · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/10231 · Patch
• http://osvdb.org/5712 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2634 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16008 · Note