AIX uucp Vulnerability

BID:38

Info

AIX uucp Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 38
Class: Configuration Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 19 1992 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 1992 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was published by CERT/CC as CA-92.06 AIX UUCP Vulnerability.
Vulnerable: IBM AIX 3.1
IBM AIX 2.2.1
IBM AIX 1.3
Not Vulnerable: IBM AIX 3.2

Discussion

AIX uucp Vulnerability

A vulnerability exists with the UUCP software in versions of AIX up to 2007. The vulnerability does not exist in AIX 3.2.

Previous versions, except AIX 3.2, of the UUCP software contained incorrectly configured versions of various files.

Local users can execute unauthorized commands and gain unauthorized root access.

Exploit / POC

AIX uucp Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

AIX uucp Vulnerability

Solution:
IBM issued the following APAR to address this problem:

AIX 3.X
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APAR # IX18516

References

AIX uucp Vulnerability

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