The (1) bin/invscoutClient_VPD_Survey and (2) sbin/invscout_lsvpd programs in invscout.rte before 2.2.0.19 on IBM AIX 7.1, 6.1, 5.3, and earlier allow local users to delete arbitrary files, or trigger inventory scout operations on arbitrary files, via a symlink attack on an unspecified file.
2012-01-04T03:55:04.567
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
1.9
6.9
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Application | ibm | invscout.rte | ≤ 2.2.0.18 | Yes |
Application | ibm | invscout.rte | 2.2.0.2 | Yes |
Application | ibm | invscout.rte | 2.2.0.4 | Yes |
Application | ibm | invscout.rte | 2.2.0.7 | Yes |
Application | ibm | invscout.rte | 2.2.0.8 | Yes |
Application | ibm | invscout.rte | 2.2.0.9 | Yes |
Application | ibm | invscout.rte | 2.2.0.10 | Yes |
Application | ibm | invscout.rte | 2.2.0.11 | Yes |
Application | ibm | invscout.rte | 2.2.0.12 | Yes |
Application | ibm | invscout.rte | 2.2.0.13 | Yes |
Application | ibm | invscout.rte | 2.2.0.14 | Yes |
Application | ibm | invscout.rte | 2.2.0.15 | Yes |
Application | ibm | invscout.rte | 2.2.0.17 | Yes |
Operating System | ibm | aix | ≤ 7.1 | No |
Operating System | ibm | aix | 5.3 | No |
Operating System | ibm | aix | 6.1 | No |