PT-2012-3860 · Ibm · Aix+1

Published 2012-06-22 · Updated 2021-08-31 · CVE-2012-2179

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file, potentially leading to unauthorized data modification. This is related to the libodm.a component.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, consider restricting access to the libodm.a component to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-2179

Affected Products

Aix

Libodm.A

References · 12

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/33725 · Exploit
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22019 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2179 · Security Note
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21383 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21382 · Vendor Advisory
• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libodm_advisory.asc · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21381 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21379 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1027193 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75510 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/20443 · Telegram Post
• http://osvdb.org/83133 · Note