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CVE-2007-5805

cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local u

cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, via a symlink attack involving use of the file's name as the argument. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5804.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.00027
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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
ibm aixall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD05 Nov 2007 · 05:46 PM
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/cfgcon_ifix.tarPatch
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=611
http://secunia.com/advisories/27437
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03055
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03061
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26258Patch
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