Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-1405 - Unspecified vulnerability in IBM AIX
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN ibm
exploit available
Summary
snap command in AIX before 4.3.2 creates the /tmp/ibmsupt directory with world-readable permissions and does not remove or clear the directory when snap -a is executed, which could allow local users to access the shadowed password file by creating /tmp/ibmsupt/general/passwd before root runs snap -a.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 8 |
Exploit-Db
| description | IBM AIX 4.2.1 snap Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability. CVE-1999-1405. Local exploit for aix platform |
| id | EDB-ID:19300 |
| last seen | 2016-02-02 |
| modified | 1999-02-17 |
| published | 1999-02-17 |
| reporter | Larry W. Cashdollar |
| source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/19300/ |
| title | IBM AIX <= 4.2.1 snap Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability |