Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-2669
A certain debugging component in IBM AIX 5.3 and 6.1 does not properly handle the (1) _LIB_INIT_DBG and (2) _LIB_INIT_DBG_FILE environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a setuid-root program to create an arbitrary root-owned file with world-writable permissions, related to libC.a (aka the XL C++ runtime library) in AIX 5.3 and libc.a in AIX 6.1.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2669
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 8 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-2669
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-2669
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2009-2669
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http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ56204
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=815
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http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libC_advisory.asc
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ56205
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35934
Patch
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http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ56203
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ56206
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2151
Products affected by CVE-2009-2669
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*