IBM AIX 5.1

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-0991. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM AIX 5.1 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

rc.boot in ibm aix 5.1 5.2 and 5.3 does not "use a secure location for temporary files" which allows local users to have an unknown impact probably by overwriting files.

The issue has been introduced in 05/01/2001. The weakness was disclosed 05/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0991 since 04/06/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1462 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 5.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21027), SecurityFocus (BID 12992†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9072†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AIX 5.2

Timelineinfo

05/01/2001 🔍
03/09/2004 +1043 days 🔍
04/06/2005 +393 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +26 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +0 days 🔍
09/05/2005 +126 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3473 days 🔍
01/14/2018 +1041 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0991 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0991
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24772
X-Force: 21027
SecurityFocus: 12992 - IBM AIX RC.BOOT Local Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 9072 - IBM AIX Local RC.BOOT Insecure Temporary File Creation, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 01/14/2018 10:30
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (51), 01/14/2018 10:30 (9)
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Cache ID: 216:729:103

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