7994 : IBM AIX Printer Capability Format String Local Privilege Escalation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2003-05-13

Description

IBM AIX contains several printer related commands that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges - printq or root privileges. The issue is triggered when running the commands with malformed input. This flaw may lead to a loss of confidentiality and/or integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required, Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade AIX using the APAR numbers AIX 4.3: IY42089, 5.1.0: IY42090and AIX 5.2.0: IY42091 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

International Business Machines Corporation	AIX	4.3
		5.1
		5.2

References

Security Tracker: 1006756
ISS X-Force ID: 12000
CVE ID: 2003-0257 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 7604
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/MSS/MSS-OAR-E01-2003.0660.1
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/MSS/MSS-OAR-E01-2003.0660.1
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY42089
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY42090

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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