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AIX 7.2 TL 3 : gencore (IJ28826)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 145114

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Synopsis

The remote AIX host is missing a security patch.

Description

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-4887 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-4887 The AIX gencore user command may be exploited to create arbitrary files in any directory.

Solution

Install the appropriate interim fix.

See Also

https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/gencore_advisory.asc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 145114

File Name: aix_IJ28826.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 1/20/2021

Updated: 4/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AIX/version, Host/AIX/lslpp

Patch Publication Date: 1/19/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/19/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-4887