VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-4845
The FTP client in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly manage privileges in an RBAC environment, which allows attackers to bypass intended file-read restrictions by leveraging the setuid installation of the ftp executable…
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 1.62%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.62%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The FTP client in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly manage privileges in an RBAC environment, which allows attackers to bypass intended file-read restrictions by leveraging the setuid installation of the ftp executable file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.62% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- ibm/vios · ibm/aix
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ftp_advisory1.ascVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV23331
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28715
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28785
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28787
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56134
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79279
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19695
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ftp_advisory1.ascVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV23331
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28715
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28785
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28787
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56134
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79279
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19695
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.