Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-1405 - Unspecified vulnerability in IBM AIX
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE 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. Fixed in AIX 4.3 and 4.3.2 AIX 4.3.x APAR: IX88263 AIX 4.2.x APAR: IX88261
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 |