IBM AIX 6.1/6.1.1/6.1.2 /usr/bin/enq access control

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8.4$5k-$25k0.00

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 6.1/6.1.1/6.1.2 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file /usr/bin/enq. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

enq in bos.rte.printers in IBM AIX 6.1.0 through 6.1.2, when a print queue is defined in /etc/qconfig, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

The issue has been introduced in 11/09/2007. The weakness was published 11/27/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-5385 since 12/08/2008. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/03/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 385 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 37793 (AIX 6.1 TL 1 : bos.rte.printers (U819816)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116261 (IBM AIX 6.1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46895) and Tenable (37793). Similar entries are available at 45352, 45351 and 45349.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 37793
Nessus Name: AIX 6.1 TL 1 : bos.rte.printers (U819816)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5385 (🔍)
X-Force: 46895
SecurityTracker: 1021290 - IBM AIX 'enq' Command Lets Local Users Delete Arbitrary Files
Vulnerability Center: 20072 - IBM AIX <=6.1.2 \, Medium
SecurityFocus: 32493 - IBM AIX Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32916
OSVDB: 50217 - IBM AIX bos.rte.printers /usr/bin/enq Arbitrary File Deletion

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/03/2021 13:33
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (71), 09/15/2017 12:14 (9), 08/03/2021 13:33 (3)
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