CVE-1999-1405
IBM AIX 4.2.1 - 'snap' Insecure Temporary File Creation
Severity Score
10.0
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
2
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
snap command in AIX before 4.3.2 creates the /tmp/ibmsupt directory with world-readable permissions and does not remove or clear the directory when snap -a is executed, which could allow local users to access the shadowed password file by creating /tmp/ibmsupt/general/passwd before root runs snap -a.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 1999-02-17 CVE Published
- 1999-02-17 First Exploit
- 2001-08-31 CVE Reserved
- 2023-08-13 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91936783009385&w=2 | Mailing List | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91954824614013&w=2 | Mailing List |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19300 | 1999-02-17 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/375 | 2024-08-01 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" | 3.2.5 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "3.2.5" | - |
Affected
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| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" | 4.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "4.1" | - |
Affected
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| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" | 4.1.2 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "4.1.2" | - |
Affected
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| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" | 4.1.3 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "4.1.3" | - |
Affected
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| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" | 4.1.4 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "4.1.4" | - |
Affected
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| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" | 4.1.5 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "4.1.5" | - |
Affected
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| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" | 4.2 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "4.2" | - |
Affected
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| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" | 4.2.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "4.2.1" | - |
Affected
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