17082 : IBM AIX Performance Tools tprof -x Parameter Privilege Escalation
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Last Modified
about 1 year ago

Percent Complete
90%

Disclosure
Feb 01, 1994

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Feb 01, 1994

Solution
Unknown

Keywords

 bosext1.extcmds.obj

Description

 AIX Performance Tools contain a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when the 'tprof' utility is run with the '-x' parameter. Command arguments supplied to this parameter are run with the same privileges as 'tprof' (SUID root by default), allowing arbitrary privileged command execution.

Classification

 Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, IBM has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products
International Business Machines Corporation
Watch-list
AIX
Watch-list
 3.2.4
3.2.5

References

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

Access_vector_0 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

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