PT-2014-5650 · Ibm · Ibm Aix+1

Published 2014-06-08 · Updated 2021-08-31 · CVE-2014-3977

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 6.1 and 7.1 VIOS versions 2.2.x

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file. This is due to an incomplete fix for a previous issue.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 6.1 and 7.1, consider restricting access to the libodm.a library until a patch is available. For VIOS versions 2.2.x, restrict access to the libodm.a library until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-3977

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

Vios

References · 15

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/33725 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://exploit-db.com/exploits/33725 · Exploit
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60314 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60312 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60299 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60313 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3977 · Security Note
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60303 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60311 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93595 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/20443 · Telegram Post
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1030401 · Note
• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libodm_advisory.asc · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127067/IBM-AIX-6.1.8-Privilege-Escalation.html · Note
• https://portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-3977 · Note