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 an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, via a symlink attack involving use of the file's name as the argument. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5804.
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-2007-5805
Mitre link : CVE-2007-5805
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2007-5805
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Products Affected
ibm
- aix
CWE
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')