6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2011-1561
IBM AIX LDAP Login Password Bypass Vulnerability
Description

The LDAP login feature in bos.rte.security 6.1.6.4 in IBM AIX 6.1, when ldap_auth is enabled in ldap.cfg, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a login attempt with an arbitrary password.

INFO

Published Date :

April 5, 2011, 3:19 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm aix

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-1561 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ldapauth_advisory.asc
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/43968
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1025273
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0836
    Added Reference http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ97416
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2011

    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

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.37 }} -0.17%

score

0.56028

percentile

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