VDB-16813 · CVE-2001-1080 · XFDB 6734

IBM AIX 4.3/5.1 DIAGDATADIR privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM AIX 4.3/5.1. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument DIAGDATADIR as part of Environment Variable causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2001-1080. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM AIX 4.3/5.1 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument DIAGDATADIR as part of a Environment Variable 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. The summary by CVE is:

diagrpt in AIX 4.3.x and 5.1 uses the DIAGDATADIR environment variable to find and execute certain programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the variable to point to a Trojan horse program.

The issue has been introduced in 10/01/1997. The weakness was presented 06/19/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-1080. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed in Shell File. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1357 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 5.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (20965) and SecurityFocus (BID 2916†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AIX 5.2

Timelineinfo

10/01/1997 🔍
06/19/2001 +1357 days 🔍
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07/04/2014 +4763 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-1080 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1080
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16813
X-Force: 6734
SecurityFocus: 2916 - AIX diagrpt Arbitrary Privileged Program Execution Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 15:40
Updated: 06/05/2024 04:19
Changes: 07/04/2014 15:40 (50), 01/14/2018 10:25 (11), 06/25/2021 16:16 (3), 06/05/2024 04:19 (16)
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