10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2004-2388
AIX rexecd Privilege Elevation Vulnerability
Description

rexecd for AIX 4.3.3 does not properly use a local copy of the pwd structure when calling getpwnam, which may cause the structure to be overwritten by the authenticate function and assign privileges to the wrong user.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2004, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 11, 2017, 1:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2004-2388 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm aix
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2004-2388.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/11085 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY53507 Vendor Advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-102.shtml Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/4248 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9835 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15455

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2004-2388 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2004-2388 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/15455 [Patch]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15455 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2004-2388 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.29 }} -0.05%

score

0.69219

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability