AIX 5.3 TL 9 : at (IZ43456)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 63778

Synopsis

The remote AIX host is missing a security patch.

Description

The at command does not drop permissions when reading certain files. A local attacker may exploit this error to read any file on the system because the command is setuid root.

The following file is vulnerable :

/usr/bin/at.

Solution

Install the appropriate interim fix.

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 63778

File Name: aix_IZ43456.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 1/24/2013

Updated: 4/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:ibm:aix:5.3

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/10/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0536

CWE: 264