36786 : IBM AIX printers.rte pioout -R Argument Local Privilege Escalation
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Timeline

Vendor Informed Date Vendor Ack Date Vendor Solution Date Disclosure Date
2007-06-05 2007-06-08 2007-07-06 2007-07-26
Time to Patch Time to Vendor Response
31 days 3 days

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2007-4003" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : pioout in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by specifying a malicious library with the -R (ParseRoutine) command line argument.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Private, Exploit Commercial
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

IBM has released a patch to address this vulnerability. Additionally, it is possible to temporarily work around the flaw by implementing the following workaround: Removing the setuid bit from the binary will prevent exploitation, but may make the program unusable by non-root users.

Products

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References

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.9
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-07-27 | Disagree?

Access_vector_0 Access_complexity_1 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

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