CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX up to 4.2.1 (Operating System). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file /tmp/ibmsupt of the component snap. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was disclosed 02/17/1999 by Larry W. Cashdollar (@_larry0) with Vapid Labs as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1405. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/20/2018). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 4.3 eliminates this vulnerability.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4
VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: AIX 4.3
Timeline
02/17/1999 🔍02/17/1999 🔍
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06/20/2014 🔍
05/20/2018 🔍
Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Larry W. Cashdollar (@_larry0)
Organization: Vapid Labs
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-1405 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 375 - AIX snap Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 06/20/2014 16:51Updated: 05/20/2018 11:15
Changes: 06/20/2014 16:51 (54), 05/20/2018 11:15 (6)
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