PT-2005-2059 · Ibm · Aix

Published 2005-04-10 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-1037

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AIX version 5.3.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to gain root privileges when AIX is configured as an NIS client.

Recommendations For AIX version 5.3.0, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-1037

Affected Products

Aix

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1037 · Security Note
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY68825&apar=only · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/14856 · Patch
• http://niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/br-20050405-00278.html?lang=en · Vendor Advisory