IBM AIX Inventory Scout Code Symbolic Link and Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

BID:51059

Info

IBM AIX Inventory Scout Code Symbolic Link and Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 51059
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2011-1384
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Dec 14 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 08:23AM
Credit: IBM
Vulnerable: IBM AIX 7.1
IBM AIX 6.1
IBM AIX 5.3
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

IBM AIX Inventory Scout Code Symbolic Link and Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

IBM AIX is prone to a symbolic link vulnerability and an arbitrary file-deletion vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit these issues to delete or modify arbitrary system files. Successful exploits will allow attackers to corrupt files or cause a denial-of-service condition.

Exploit / POC

IBM AIX Inventory Scout Code Symbolic Link and Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Attackers can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

IBM AIX Inventory Scout Code Symbolic Link and Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

IBM AIX Inventory Scout Code Symbolic Link and Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

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