VDB-9050 · IV43539 · SA53740

IBM AIX up to 7.1 ibstat Command privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX up to 7.1. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component ibstat Command. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX up to 7.1 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component ibstat Command. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 06/03/2013 as IV43539 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at www-01.ibm.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (94015†) and Secunia (SA53740†). Similar entry is available at VDB-9051. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Partially

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06/03/2013 🔍
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06/07/2013 +4 days 🔍
06/11/2013 +4 days 🔍
04/13/2019 +2132 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: IV43539
Status: Not defined
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9050
Secunia: 53740 - IBM AIX ibstat Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 94015

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2013 15:24
Updated: 04/13/2019 11:40
Changes: 06/11/2013 15:24 (45), 04/13/2019 11:40 (6)
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