CVE-2007-5805
cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, via a symlink attack involving use…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, via a symlink attack involving use of the file's name as the argument. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5804.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 23th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/cfgcon_ifix.tarPatch
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=611
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27437
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03055
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03061
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26258Patch
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200710%2FSECURITY%2F20071030%2Fdatafile100405Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38154
- ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/cfgcon_ifix.tarPatch
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=611
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27437
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03055
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03061
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26258Patch
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200710%2FSECURITY%2F20071030%2Fdatafile100405Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38154
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.