Vulnerability in IBM Aix
CVE-2011-1384
The (1) bin/invscoutClient_VPD_Survey and (2) sbin/invscout_lsvpd programs in invscout.rte before 2.2.0.19 on IBM AIX 7.1, 6.1, 5.3, and earlier allow local users to delete arbitrary files, or trigger inventory scout operations on arbitrary files, via a symlink attack on an unspecified file.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (24.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.3% 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 5.3, 6.1
- IBM Invscout.rte — versions 2.2.0.2, 2.2.0.4, 2.2.0.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71615 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/47222 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/invscout_advisory2.asc (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/51059 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/51083 (vdb-entry)
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory)