IBM AIX 5.1/5.2/5.3 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in IBM AIX 5.1/5.2/5.3. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-4068. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM AIX 5.1/5.2/5.3 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

unspecified "absolute path vulnerability" in umountall in ibm aix 5.1 through 5.3 allows local users to cause unknown impact via unknown vectors.

The issue has been introduced in 05/01/2001. The weakness was disclosed 12/07/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-4068 since 12/08/2005. 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1681 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65269 (AIX 5.3 TL 4 : bos.rte.filesystem (U800640)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23499), Tenable (65269), SecurityFocus (BID 15758†), Secunia (SA17924†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015321†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 65269
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 4 : bos.rte.filesystem (U800640)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AIX 6.1

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05/01/2001 🔍
12/07/2005 +1681 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +728 days 🔍
07/06/2021 +2309 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4068 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4068
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27352
X-Force: 23499
SecurityFocus: 15758 - IBM AIX UMOUNTALL Unspecified Absolute Path Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 17924 - AIX "umountall" Command Absolute Path Vulnerability, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1015321
Vulnerability Center: 21170 - IBM AIX 5.1 - 5.3 Absolute Path Umountall Unspecified Local vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2005-2784

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/06/2021 19:49
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (60), 01/14/2018 10:31 (13), 07/06/2021 19:49 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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