CVE-2007-5805
IBM AIX cfgcon Symlink Escalation
Description
cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, via a symlink attack involving use of the file's name as the argument. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5804.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 5, 2007, 5:46 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
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CVE-2007-5805.
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-5805 is
associated with the following CWEs:
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-5805
weaknesses.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/cfgcon_ifix.tar Added Reference http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=611 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27437 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26258 Added Reference http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03055 Added Reference http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03061 Added Reference http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200710%2FSECURITY%2F20071030%2Fdatafile100405 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38154 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/38154 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38154 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2007
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.9
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.03 }} -0.00%
score
0.04578
percentile