CVE-2004-2634 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The (1) bos.rte.serv_aid or (2) bos.rte.console filesets in IBM AIX 5.1 and 5.2 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files via unknown attack vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00045.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm Subscribe	Aix Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2625	The (1) bos.rte.serv_aid or (2) bos.rte.console filesets in IBM AIX 5.1 and 5.2 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files via unknown attack vectors.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/11496
http://securitytracker.com/id?1009975
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY55789&apar=only
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY55790&apar=only
http://www.osvdb.org/5711
http://www.osvdb.org/5712
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10231
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16008
https://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/pseries.subscriptionSvcs?mode=18&ID=279

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-12-04T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:36:24.568Z

Reserved: 2005-12-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-2634

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2004-2634

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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