CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 3.2.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file create_keyfiles of the component PSSP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
create_keyfiles in PSSP 3.2 with DCE 3.1 authentication on AIX creates keyfile directories with world-writable permissions, which could allow a local user to delete key files and cause a denial of service.
The bug was discovered 07/10/2001. The weakness was shared 07/11/2001 by IBM (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-1079. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3479 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (8923).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Timeline
01/01/1992 🔍07/10/2001 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: IBM
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2001-1079 (🔍)
X-Force: 8923
Vulnerability Center: 22080 - IBM AIX 4.3 - 4.3.3 with DCE 3.1 Authentication Local Denial of Service Vulnerability, Medium
OSVDB: 5473 - IBM AIX PSSP Arbitrary Key File Access
Entry
Created: 07/11/2014 13:37Updated: 09/04/2019 11:11
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:37 (62), 09/04/2019 11:11 (1)
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