cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create or overwrite an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, by using the file's name as the argument.
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| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2007-5774 | cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create or overwrite an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, by using the file's name as the argument. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T15:47:00.214Z
Reserved: 2007-11-05T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2007-5804
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2007-11-05T17:46:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2007-5804
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