CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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3.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in IBM AIX 5.1 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:
rc.boot in ibm aix 5.1 5.2 and 5.3 does not "use a secure location for temporary files" which allows local users to have an unknown impact probably by overwriting files.
The issue has been introduced in 05/01/2001. The weakness was disclosed 05/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0991 since 04/06/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1462 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
Upgrading to version 5.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (21027).
Product
Type
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Name
Version
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8
VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: UnknownCWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: AIX 5.2
Timeline
05/01/2001 🔍03/09/2004 🔍
04/06/2005 🔍
05/02/2005 🔍
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09/05/2005 🔍
03/10/2015 🔍
01/14/2018 🔍
Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-0991 (🔍)
X-Force: 21027
Vulnerability Center: 9072 - IBM AIX Local RC.BOOT Insecure Temporary File Creation, Medium
SecurityFocus: 12992 - IBM AIX RC.BOOT Local Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 03/10/2015 23:05Updated: 01/14/2018 10:30
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (51), 01/14/2018 10:30 (9)
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