CVE-2009-2669: High severity ibm aix vulnerability
A certain debugging component in IBM AIX 5.3 and 6.1 does not properly handle the (1) LIBINITDBG and (2) LIBINITDBGFILE environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a setuid-root program to create an arbitrary root-owned file with world-writable permissions, related to libC.a (aka the XL C++ runtime library) in AIX 5.3 and libc.a in AIX 6.1.
Affected Software
Remediation
Patch Available
Patch Available
Patch Available
Patch Available
Patch Available
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2009-2669?
CVE-2009-2669 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for local privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2669?
To remediate CVE-2009-2669, update to the latest patched version of IBM AIX 5.3 or 6.1 as provided by IBM.
Who is affected by CVE-2009-2669?
CVE-2009-2669 affects local users of IBM AIX versions 5.3 and 6.1 that have access to setuid-root programs.
What kind of attack can exploit CVE-2009-2669?
CVE-2009-2669 can be exploited by local users to create arbitrary root-owned files with world-writable permissions.
Is there an exploit public for CVE-2009-2669?
Yes, there are known methods to exploit CVE-2009-2669, but specific exploit details are not widely published.