CVE-2004-2697
AIX 4.3.3/5.1 - Invscoutd Symbolic Link
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
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
The Inventory Scout daemon (invscoutd) 1.3.0.0 and 2.0.2 for AIX 4.3.3 and 5.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a command line argument (log file). NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2006-5002.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2003-05-29 First Exploit
- 2004-12-31 CVE Published
- 2007-10-06 CVE Reserved
- 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.osvdb.org/4582 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5CP0F0UDFG.html | X_refsource_misc | |
| http://www.xfocus.org/exploits/200403/31.html | X_refsource_misc | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15620 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23883 | 2003-05-29 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9982 | 2024-08-08 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11200 | 2017-07-29 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" | 4.3.3 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "4.3.3" | - |
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| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" | 5.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "5.1" | - |
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| Ibm Search vendor "Ibm" | Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" | 5.1l Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "5.1l" | - |
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