IBM AIX WebSM Remote Client For Linux Local Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

BID:27433

Info

IBM AIX WebSM Remote Client For Linux Local Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 27433
Class: Configuration Error
CVE: CVE-2008-0585
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jan 22 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:33PM
Credit: The vendor discovered this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: IBM AIX 5.3
IBM AIX 5.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

IBM AIX WebSM Remote Client For Linux Local Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

IBM AIX WebSM Remote Client for Linux is prone to a local insecure-file-permissions vulnerability.

A local attacker can exploit this issue to gain unauthorized access to certain files and alter the behavior of the affected application. This may help in further attacks.

Exploit / POC

IBM AIX WebSM Remote Client For Linux Local Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

An attacker uses readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

IBM AIX WebSM Remote Client For Linux Local Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and patches to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

References

IBM AIX WebSM Remote Client For Linux Local Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

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