4582 : IBM AIX invscoutd Insecure Logfile Handling
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2004-03-26	2004-03-26

Description

IBM inventory scout for AIX contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when running the invscoutd command using a malicous logfile name. This flaw may lead to escalated privileges an loss of confidentiality and/or integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to latest version of inventory scout, as higher numbered versions have 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

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 11200
ISS X-Force ID: 15620
CVE ID: 2004-2697 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 9982
Other Advisory URL: http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5CP0F0UDFG.html
http://www.xfocus.org/exploits/200403/31.html
http://xfocus.net/articles/200406/710.html
Generic Exploit URL: http://www.xfocus.org/exploits/200403/31.html
Generic Informational URL: https://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/aix.invscoutMDS?filename=invreadme.html

Credit

watercloud - watercloudxfocus.org - Xfocus Team

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