PT-2008-1643 · Ibm · Ibm Aix

Published 2008-01-10 · Updated 2011-03-08 · CVE-2007-6680

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX version 6.1

Description The issue is related to an error in the support for links in the TSD FILES LOCK policy, where the trustchk block write function is called with an incorrect pathname argument. This might allow local users to modify trusted files.

Recommendations For IBM AIX version 6.1, consider restricting access to trusted files until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, review and adjust the TSD FILES LOCK policy to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-6680

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

References · 6

• http://secunia.com/advisories/28257 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6680 · Security Note
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ12119 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/27177 · Patch
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019158 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0060 · Note