IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0261. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 (Operating System). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

lspath in aix 5.2 5.3 and possibly earlier versions does not drop privileges before processing the -f option which allows local users to read one line of arbitrary files.

The issue has been introduced in 10/01/2002. The weakness was presented 02/10/2005 by iDefense Labs with iDEFENSE Labs (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0261 since 02/10/2005. 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 T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 863 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19281), SecurityFocus (BID 12513†), Secunia (SA14232†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9080†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / 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 6.1

Timelineinfo

10/01/2002 🔍
02/10/2005 +863 days 🔍
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02/11/2005 +1 days 🔍
09/06/2005 +207 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3472 days 🔍
01/14/2018 +1041 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Researcher: iDefense Labs
Organization: iDEFENSE Labs
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0261 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0261
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23943
X-Force: 19281
SecurityFocus: 12513 - IBM AIX LSPath Unauthorized Local File Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 14232 - IBM AIX lspath Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability, Not Critical
Vulnerability Center: 9080 - IBM AIX Local Information Disclosure via -f Argument to Ispath, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 01/14/2018 10:29
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (53), 01/14/2018 10:29 (13)
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