VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0573
lsfs in AIX 4.x allows a local user to gain additional privileges by creating Trojan horse programs named (1) grep or (2) lslv in a certain directory that is under the user's control, which cause lsfs to access the programs in that directory.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.48%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.48%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
lsfs in AIX 4.x allows a local user to gain additional privileges by creating Trojan horse programs named (1) grep or (2) lslv in a certain directory that is under the user's control, which cause lsfs to access the programs in that directory.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.48% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2001-q2/0000.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/123651US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/5582
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7007
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2001-q2/0000.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/123651US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/5582
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7007
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.