IBM AIX 4.3.0 autofs privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM AIX 4.3.0 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component autofs. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2002-1548. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 4.3.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component autofs. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in autofs on AIX 4.3.0, when using executable maps, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root, possibly related to "string handling around how the executable map is called."

The issue has been introduced in 10/01/1997. The weakness was disclosed 03/31/2003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1548. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2007 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19159) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22055†). The entries VDB-20249 and VDB-20250 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Name

Version

4.3.0

License

commercial

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AIX 5.1

Timelineinfo

10/01/1997 🔍
03/31/2003 +2007 days 🔍
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05/18/2009 +2240 days 🔍
08/08/2014 +1908 days 🔍
01/14/2018 +1255 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1548 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1548
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20247
X-Force: 19159
Vulnerability Center: 22055 - IBM AIX 4.3 Autofs Local Arbitrary Code Execution with Root Privileges Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 11:47
Updated: 01/14/2018 10:26
Changes: 08/08/2014 11:47 (53), 01/14/2018 10:26 (6)
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