CVE-2014-3977

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 None

Description

libodm.a in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.x, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-2179.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2014-3977

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2014-06-08T23:55:04

Last Modified Date
2021-08-31T15:44:01

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-59	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.10:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.11:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.12:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.13:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.0:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.1:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.3:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.4:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.4:fp-25_sp-02::::::	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.8:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.9:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.0:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.4:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.5:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.0:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.2:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.3:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE

Integrity Impact
COMPLETE

Availability Impact
COMPLETE

Base Score
6.9

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
3.4

Impact Score
10

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libodm_advisory.asc
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60311
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60303
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60314
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60299
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60313
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60312
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030401
https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-3977/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127067/IBM-AIX-6.1.8-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33725
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93595

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3977
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3977

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 06:55:33				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-01 23:25:25	2014-06-08T23:55Z	2014-06-08T23:55:04	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-01 23:25:26		2021-08-31T15:44:01	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-01 23:25:26		Modified	Vulnerability Status	updated