VDB-15204 · CVE-1999-1589 · BID 357

IBM AIX up to 3.2 crontab Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM AIX 1.2.1/1.3/2.2.1/3.1/3.2. This affects an unknown part of the component crontab. The manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-1999-1589. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM AIX 1.2.1/1.3/2.2.1/3.1/3.2 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown function of the component crontab. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in crontab in IBM AIX 3.2 allows local users to gain root privileges via unknown attack vectors.

The weakness was shared 12/31/1999 with CERT as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-1589 since 06/15/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.2.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 357†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AIX 3.2.4

Timelineinfo

03/05/1992 🔍
12/31/1999 +2857 days 🔍
12/31/1999 +0 days 🔍
06/15/2006 +2358 days 🔍
06/23/2014 +2930 days 🔍
05/23/2018 +1430 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: cert.org
Organization: CERT
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1589 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1589
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15204
SecurityFocus: 357 - AIX crontab Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 13:15
Updated: 05/23/2018 10:53
Changes: 06/23/2014 13:15 (51), 05/23/2018 10:53 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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