CVE-2014-3074
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.2
Description
The runtime linker in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to create a mode-666 root-owned file, and consequently gain privileges, by setting crafted MALLOCOPTIONS and MALLOCBUCKETS environment-variable values and then executing a setuid program.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/malloc_advisory.asc
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127390/IBM-AIX-Runtime-Linker-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/31
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59344
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60935
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60940
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61311
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61313
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61314
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61315
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532689/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68296
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030504
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93816
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-3074/
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/malloc_advisory.asc
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127390/IBM-AIX-Runtime-Linker-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/31
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59344
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60935
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60940
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61311
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61313
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61314
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61315
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.