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CVE-2014-3977

libodm.a in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.x, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-2179.

Published

2014-06-08T23:55:04.103

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-59
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application ibm vios 2.2.0.10 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.0.11 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.0.12 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.0.13 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.1.0 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.1.1 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.1.3 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.1.4 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.1.4 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.1.8 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.1.9 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.2.0 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.2.4 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.2.5 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.3.0 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.3.2 Yes
Application ibm vios 2.2.3.3 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 6.1 Yes
Operating System ibm aix 7.1 Yes
References