CVE-2011-1561 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The LDAP login feature in bos.rte.security 6.1.6.4 in IBM AIX 6.1, when ldap_auth is enabled in ldap.cfg, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a login attempt with an arbitrary password.

Published: 2011-04-05

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-1562	The LDAP login feature in bos.rte.security 6.1.6.4 in IBM AIX 6.1, when ldap_auth is enabled in ldap.cfg, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a login attempt with an arbitrary password.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00373.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ldapauth_advisory.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/43968
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025273
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ97416
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0836

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-04-05T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:21:50.382Z

Reserved: 2011-04-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1561

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-04-05T15:19:35.070

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-1561

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-287

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