Vulnerability CVE-1999-1405


Published: 1999-02-17   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
AIX Snap command password vulnerability
Larry W. Cashdol...
20.09.2018

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
10/10
10/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
IBM -> AIX 

 References:
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91936783009385&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91954824614013&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/375

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