IBM AIX 4.2.1.12 sysback privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM AIX 4.2.1.12. This affects an unknown part of the component sysback. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2000-1222. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 4.2.1.12 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component sysback. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

AIX sysback before 4.2.1.13 uses a relative path to find and execute the hostname program, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the path to point to a malicious hostname program.

The issue has been introduced in 04/01/1997. The weakness was presented 12/10/2000 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-1222 since 04/21/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. 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 1349 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 4.2.1.13 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (6432). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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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 4.2.1.13

Timelineinfo

04/01/1997 🔍
12/10/2000 +1349 days 🔍
12/10/2000 +0 days 🔍
04/21/2005 +1593 days 🔍
06/30/2014 +3357 days 🔍
11/12/2024 +3788 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-1222 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-1222
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16018
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X-Force: 6432

Entryinfo

Created: 06/30/2014 16:20
Updated: 11/12/2024 18:26
Changes: 06/30/2014 16:20 (53), 04/11/2019 21:33 (2), 11/12/2024 18:26 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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