Untrusted execution path vulnerability in invscout in IBM AIX 5.1.0, 5.2.0, and 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious "uname" program, which is executed from lsvpd after lsvpd has been invoked by invscout.
2005-01-10T05:00:00.000
2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Deferred
CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | ibm | aix | 5.1 | Yes |
Operating System | ibm | aix | 5.1l | Yes |
Operating System | ibm | aix | 5.2 | Yes |
Operating System | ibm | aix | 5.2.2 | Yes |
Operating System | ibm | aix | 5.2_l | Yes |
Operating System | ibm | aix | 5.3 | Yes |
Operating System | ibm | aix | 5.3_l | Yes |