Description
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 an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, via a symlink attack involving use of the file's name as the argument. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5804.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2007-5775 | 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 an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, via a symlink attack involving use of the file's name as the argument. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5804. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T15:47:00.293Z
Reserved: 2007-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2007-5805
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Status : Modified
Published: 2007-11-05T17:46:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2007-5805
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Weaknesses
EUVD