CVE-1999-1405

snap command in AIX before 4.3.2 creates the /tmp/ibmsupt directory with world-readable permissions and does not remove or clear the directory when snap -a is executed, which could allow local users to access the shadowed password file by creating /tmp/ibmsupt/general/passwd before root runs snap -a.

CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91936783009385&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91954824614013&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/375	Exploit

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2.1:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 1999-02-17 05:00

Updated : 2023-12-10 10:17

NVD link : CVE-1999-1405

Mitre link : CVE-1999-1405

CVE.ORG link : CVE-1999-1405

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

aix

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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