AIX 6.1 TL 9 : netstat (IV75940)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 86350

Synopsis

The remote AIX host is missing a security patch.

Description

IBM AIX could allow a local attacker to escalate their privileges to root access through a vulnerability in netstat when a fiber channel adapter is present.

Solution

Install the appropriate interim fix.

See Also

https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/netstat_advisory.asc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 86350

File Name: aix_IV75940.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Published: 10/13/2015

Updated: 4/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:ibm:aix:6.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AIX/version, Host/AIX/lslpp

Patch Publication Date: 10/12/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/12/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-4948