VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-1786
The malloc subsystem in libc in IBM AIX 5.3 and 6.1 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the log file associated with the MALLOCDEBUG environment variable.
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.67%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.67%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The malloc subsystem in libc in IBM AIX 5.3 and 6.1 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the log file associated with the MALLOCDEBUG environment variable.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.67% probability · 50th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libc_advisory.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=802
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35146Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022261Patch
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50121
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50129
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50139
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50445
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50447
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50500
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50517
- http://www.osvdb.org/54617
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35034
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1380Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50636
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6276
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9306
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libc_advisory.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=802
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35146Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022261Patch
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50121
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50129
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50139
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50445
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50447
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50500
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50517
- http://www.osvdb.org/54617
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35034
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.