IBM AIX 3.2/4.1/4.2/4.3 infod Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 3.2/4.1/4.2/4.3. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component infod. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-1999-0118. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 3.2/4.1/4.2/4.3 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component infod. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

AIX infod allows local users to gain root access through an X display.

The issue has been introduced in 01/01/1992. The weakness was published 11/01/1998 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0118. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2496 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 Exploit-DB (19287). Similar entry is available at VDB-14243. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/01/1998 +2496 days 🔍
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06/19/2014 +5709 days 🔍
06/05/2024 +3639 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0118 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0118
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14245
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 17:54
Updated: 06/05/2024 05:41
Changes: 06/19/2014 17:54 (43), 04/13/2019 10:05 (9), 06/05/2024 05:41 (25)
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Cache ID: 216:D4E:103

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