Vulnerability in IBM Aix
CVE-2007-5804
cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create or overwrite an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, by using the file's name as the argument.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Aix — versions 5.2, 5.3
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38154 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/27437 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26258 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory)
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory)
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (third-party-advisory)
- www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist (Patch)