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CVSSv2

CVE-2001-1080

Published: 19/06/2001 Updated: 07/11/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 10
VMScore: 1000
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

diagrpt in AIX 4.3.x and 5.1 uses the DIAGDATADIR environment variable to find and execute certain programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the variable to point to a Trojan horse program.

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ibm aix 4.3

ibm aix 5.1

Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/2916/info AIX ships with a diagnostic reporting utility called 'diagrpt' This utility is installed setuid root by default When 'diagrpt' executes, it relies on an environment variable to locate another utility which it executes This utility is executed by 'diagrpt' as root An attacker can gain root pr ...