Vulnerability Name:

CCN-6680

Published:2000-11-27
Updated:2000-11-27
Summary:IBM AIX is vulnerable to a format string attack in the local subsystem. An attacker can set NLSPATH to a specially-crafted message file containing a select set of format strings to gain root privileges on the system.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin L-021
IBM AIX: Locale and BIND fixes

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
aix-nlspath-format-string(6680)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.2.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm aix 4.2.1
    ibm aix 4.3
    ibm aix 4.3.2
    ibm aix 4.3.3
    ibm aix 4.3.1
    ibm aix 4.2.0
    ibm aix 4.2.1.12