CVE-2012-4845 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The FTP client in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly manage privileges in an RBAC environment, which allows attackers to bypass intended file-read restrictions by leveraging the setuid installation of the ftp executable file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00439.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm Subscribe	Aix Subscribe Vios Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.4:fp-25_sp-02::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:::::::*

No data.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4770	The FTP client in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly manage privileges in an RBAC environment, which allows attackers to bypass intended file-read restrictions by leveraging the setuid installation of the ftp executable file.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ftp_advisory1.asc
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV23331
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28715
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28785
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28787
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56134
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79279
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19695

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2012-10-20T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:50:17.417Z

Reserved: 2012-09-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-4845

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-10-20T10:41:27.930

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-4845

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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