CVE-2012-4845
IBM AIX FTP Client Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
The FTP client in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly manage privileges in an RBAC environment, which allows attackers to bypass intended file-read restrictions by leveraging the setuid installation of the ftp executable file.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 20, 2012, 10:41 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Install the appropriate security-related fix.
- Install the appropriate interim fix.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2012-4845.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-4845 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-4845
weaknesses.
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-2012-4845 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2012-4845 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.
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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/ftp_advisory1.asc Added Reference http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV23331 Added Reference http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28715 Added Reference http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28785 Added Reference http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28787 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56134 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79279 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19695 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 31, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.1.4:fp-25_sp-02:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.4:fp-25_sp-02:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 19, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19695 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19695 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/79279 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79279 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2012
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.57 }} 0.02%
score
0.65944
percentile