CVE-2020-4829 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the ksu user command to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 189960.

Published: 2020-12-10

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

VIOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.1`	affected	—

IBM

AIX

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.1`	affected	—
`7.2`	affected	—

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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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-26076	IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the ksu user command to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 189960.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00038.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189960
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6380430

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix Vios

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2020-12-10T22:11:07.430Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T18:04:01.484Z

Reserved: 2019-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-4829

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-12-10T23:15:13.677

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:33:17.827

Link: CVE-2020-4829

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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