CVE-2004-1054

Published Jan 10, 2005 ibm

Overview

CVE-2004-1054 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting ibm aix. It was published on January 10, 2005.

Technical Description

Untrusted execution path vulnerability in invscout in IBM AIX 5.1.0, 5.2.0, and 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious "uname" program, which is executed from lsvpd after lsvpd has been invoked by invscout.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from ibm. Update aix to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64820&apar=only Ref www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64852&apar=only Ref www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64976&apar=only Ref www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=171&type=vulnerabilities Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18619 Ref www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64820&apar=only Ref www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64852&apar=only Ref www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64976&apar=only Ref www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=171&type=vulnerabilities Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18619

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2004-1054?

CVE-2004-1054 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting ibm aix. It was published on January 10, 2005.

How severe is CVE-2004-1054?

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