CVE-2011-1561

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-1561
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-04-05 15:19:35 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe LDAP login feature in bos.rte.security 6.1.6.4 in IBM AIX 6.1, when ldap_auth is enabled in ldap.cfg, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a login attempt with an arbitrary password.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Ibm Aix 6.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM AIX LDAP Authentication Bypass Vulnerability - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker: IBM AIX LDAP Bug Lets Remote Users Bypass Authentication af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
IBM IZ97416: LDAP login vulnerability applies to AIX 6100-06 APPLIES TO AIX 6100-06 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ldapauth_advisory.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 aix.software.ibm.com
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