CVE-2004-1054
Untrusted execution path vulnerability in invscout in IBM AIX 5.1.0, 5.2.0, and 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious "uname" program, which is executed from lsvpd after lsvpd has…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.95%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Untrusted execution path vulnerability in invscout in IBM AIX 5.1.0, 5.2.0, and 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious "uname" program, which is executed from lsvpd after lsvpd has been invoked by invscout.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.95% probability · 59th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64820&apar=only
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64852&apar=only
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64976&apar=only
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=171&type=vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18619
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64820&apar=only
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64852&apar=only
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64976&apar=only
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=171&type=vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18619
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.