cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create or overwrite an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, by using the file's name as the argument.
References
Configurations
History
21 Nov 2024, 00:38
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/cfgcon_ifix.tar - Patch | |
References | () http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=611 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/27437 - | |
References | () http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03055 - | |
References | () http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03061 - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26258 - Patch | |
References | () http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200710%2FSECURITY%2F20071030%2Fdatafile100405 - Patch | |
References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38154 - |
Information
Published : 2007-11-05 17:46
Updated : 2024-11-21 00:38
NVD link : CVE-2007-5804
Mitre link : CVE-2007-5804
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2007-5804
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Products Affected
ibm
- aix
CWE