CVE-2014-3977

Description

libodm.a in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.x, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-2179.

References

https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-3977/

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93595

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030401

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60314

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60313

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60312

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60311

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60303

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60299

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33725

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127067/IBM-AIX-6.1.8-Privilege-Escalation.html

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libodm_advisory.asc

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3