Vulnerability CVE-1999-1486

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1486

Assigned:

1998-02-25

Published:

1998-02-25

Updated:

2017-10-10

Summary:

sadc in IBM AIX 4.1 through 4.3, when called from programs such as timex that are setgid adm, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

CVSS v3 Severity:

2.9 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): High Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): None

CVSS v2 Severity:

1.2 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): High Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): None

1.2 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): High Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): None

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-Other

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1486

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/aix/fixes/v4/os/bos.acct.4.3.1.0.info

Source: AIXAPAR
Type: UNKNOWN
IX75554

Source: AIXAPAR
Type: UNKNOWN
IX76330

Source: AIXAPAR
Type: UNKNOWN
IX76853

Source: BID
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
408

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
aix-sadc-timex(7675)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

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