IBM AIX 6.1/7.1/7.2 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in IBM AIX 6.1/7.1/7.2. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-1383. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 6.1/7.1/7.2 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A software logic bug creates a vulnerability in an AIX 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 daemon which could allow a user with root privileges on one system, to obtain root access on another machine. IBM X-force ID: 138117.

The bug was discovered 02/08/2018. The weakness was presented 02/09/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-1383 since 12/13/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106687 (AIX 7.1 TL 4 : aixbase (IJ02825)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 330038 (IBM AIX Base Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (aixbase_advisory)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (106687), SecurityFocus (BID 102989†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1040358†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 106687
Nessus Name: AIX 7.1 TL 4 : aixbase (IJ02825)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-1383 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1383
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113128

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X-Force: 138117
SecurityFocus: 102989 - IBM AIX and Virtual I/O Server CVE-2018-1383 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040358

Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2018 11:50
Updated: 02/03/2021 08:41
Changes: 02/11/2018 11:50 (72), 01/03/2020 20:29 (6), 02/03/2021 08:41 (2)
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