CVE-1999-1405 (GCVE-0-1999-1405)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2001-09-12 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-01 17:11
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
snap command in AIX before 4.3.2 creates the /tmp/ibmsupt directory with world-readable permissions and does not remove or clear the directory when snap -a is executed, which could allow local users to access the shadowed password file by creating /tmp/ibmsupt/general/passwd before root runs snap -a.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
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| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91954824614013&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/375 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91936783009385&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
Date Public
1999-02-17 00:00
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