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Severity
5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability in AIX 3.2.x and 4.x allows local users to gain write access to files on locally or remotely mounted AIX filesystems.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability in digest in AIX 4.3 allows printq users to gain root privileges by creating and/or modifing any file on the system.

First published (updated )
Severity
1.2
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

sadc in IBM AIX 4.1 through 4.3, when called from programs such as timex that are setgid adm, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

First published (updated )
Severity
10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

snap command in AIX before 4.3.2 creates the /tmp/ibmsupt directory with world-readable permissions and does not remove or clear the directory when snap -a is executed, which could allow local users to access the shadowed password file by creating /tmp/ibmsupt/general/passwd before root runs snap -a.

First published (updated )
Severity
2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability in AIX 4.1.4 and HP-UX 10.01 and 9.05 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by using a socket to connect to a port on the localhost, calling shutdown to clear the socket, then using the same socket to connect to a different port on localhost.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
Buffer Overflow
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow in ping in AIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

First published (updated )
Severity
2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

lquerypv in AIX 4.1 and 4.2 allows local users to read arbitrary files by specifying the file in the -h command line parameter.

First published (updated )
Severity
4.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability in ptrace in AIX 4.3 allows local users to gain privileges by attaching to a setgid program.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
Buffer Overflow
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow in the AddSuLog function of the CDE dtaction utility allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The ToolTalk ttsession daemon uses weak RPC authentication, which allows a remote attacker to execute commands.

First published (updated )
Severity
5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Jolt ICMP attack causes a denial of service in Windows 95 and Windows NT systems.

First published (updated )
Severity
10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

rpc.ypupdated (NIS) allows remote users to execute arbitrary commands.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
Buffer Overflow
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.

First published (updated )
Severity
4.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Sendmail allows local users to write to a file and gain group permissions via a .forward or :include: file.

First published (updated )
Severity
5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Oversized ICMP ping packets can result in a denial of service, aka Ping o' Death.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
Buffer Overflow
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow in AIX lchangelv gives root access.

First published (updated )
Severity
5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Denial of service when an attacker sends many SYN packets to create multiple connections without ever sending an ACK to complete the connection, aka SYN flood.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

AIX infod allows local users to gain root access through an X display.

First published (updated )
Severity
5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

RIP v1 is susceptible to spoofing.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
Buffer Overflow
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow in AIX dtterm program for the CDE.

First published (updated )
Severity
10
Buffer Overflow
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow in AIX and Solaris "gethostbyname" library call allows root access through corrupt DNS host names.

First published (updated )
Severity
10
Buffer Overflow
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow in syslog utility allows local or remote attackers to gain root privileges.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

AIX nslookup command allows local users to obtain root access by not dropping privileges correctly.

First published (updated )
Severity
4.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

AIX piodmgrsu command allows local users to gain additional group privileges.

First published (updated )
Severity
10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The AIX FTP client can be forced to execute commands from a malicious server through shell metacharacters (e.g. a pipe character).

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
Buffer Overflow
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow in AIX rcp command allows local users to obtain root access.

First published (updated )
Severity
5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Denial of service in AIX telnet can freeze a system and prevent users from accessing the server.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.2
Buffer Overflow
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow in AIX writesrv command allows local users to obtain root access.

First published (updated )
Severity
5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

AIX routed allows remote users to modify sensitive files.

First published (updated )
Severity
1.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

pcnfsd (aka rpc.pcnfsd) allows local users to change file permissions, or execute arbitrary commands through arguments in the RPC call.

First published (updated )

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