CVE-2007-5805

Severity Score

6.9

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

cfgcon de IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 no valida apropiadamente el argumento de la opción "-p" en swcons, lo cual permite a usuarios locales en el grupo del sistema crear un fichero de su elección, y habilitar la escritura de todos en este fichero, a través de un enlace simbólico involucrando el uso del nombre del fichero como argumento.
NOTA: este asunto se debe a un parche incompleto para CVE-2007-5804.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 6.9

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-11-05 CVE Reserved
2007-11-05 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=611	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27437	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38154	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/cfgcon_ifix.tar	2017-07-29
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26258	2017-07-29
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200710%2FSECURITY%2F20071030%2Fdatafile100405	2017-07-29

URL	Date	SRC
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03055	2017-07-29
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03061	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"				5.2 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "5.2"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix"				5.3 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "5.3"		-		Affected