CVE-2014-3074 in AIX
Summary
The runtime linker in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to create a mode-666 root-owned file, and consequently gain privileges, by setting crafted MALLOCOPTIONS and MALLOCBUCKETS environment-variable values and then executing a setuid program.
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Reservation
04/29/2014
Disclosure
07/02/2014
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66963 | IBM AIX Runtime Linker malloc access control | 264 | Proof-of-Concept | Official fix | CVE-2014-3074 |