IBM AIX LSCFG Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:15105

Info

IBM AIX LSCFG Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 15105
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 14 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 14 2006 09:13PM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: IBM AIX 5.3 L
IBM AIX 5.2.2
IBM AIX 5.2 L
IBM AIX 5.3
IBM AIX 5.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

IBM AIX LSCFG Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

IBM AIX LSCFG creates temporary files in an insecure manner.

Exploitation would most likely result in loss of data or a denial of service if critical files are overwritten in the attack. Other attacks may be possible as well.

Reports indicate that an attacker can exploit this issue to overwrite the '/etc/passwd', which can lead to privilege escalation.

Exploit / POC

IBM AIX LSCFG Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

Solution / Fix

IBM AIX LSCFG Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:

Please see the referenced vendor advisories for more information.

References

IBM AIX LSCFG Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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