CVE-2020-4887medium
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Description
IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2 and AIX VIOS 3.1 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the gencore user command to create arbitrary files in any directory. IBM X-Force ID: 190911.
References
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2021-01-20
Updated: 2021-08-31
Type: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 2.1
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS v3
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: MEDIUM
Vulnerable Software
Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Tenable Plugins
| ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145195 | AIX 7.2 TL 4 : gencore (IJ28827) | Nessus | AIX Local Security Checks | medium |
| 145124 | AIX 7.2 TL 5 : gencore (IJ28828) | Nessus | AIX Local Security Checks | medium |
| 145114 | AIX 7.2 TL 3 : gencore (IJ28826) | Nessus | AIX Local Security Checks | medium |
| 145097 | AIX 7.1 TL 5 : gencore (IJ28825) | Nessus | AIX Local Security Checks | medium |