CVE-2020-4887 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2 and AIX VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the gencore user command to create arbitrary files in any directory. IBM X-Force ID: 190911.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00042.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Aix Vios

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-26134	IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2 and AIX VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the gencore user command to create arbitrary files in any directory. IBM X-Force ID: 190911.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190911
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6406022

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2021-01-20T15:00:27.437225Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:56:36.264Z

Reserved: 2019-12-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-4887

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-01-20T15:15:42.317

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:33:22.413

Link: CVE-2020-4887

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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