AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.cron (U821986)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 38331

Synopsis

The remote AIX host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

The remote host is missing AIX PTF U821986, which is related to the security of the package bos.rte.cron.

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 missing security-related fix.

See Also

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ43453

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 38331

File Name: aix_U821986.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 4/30/2009

Updated: 1/4/2021

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/oslevel, Host/AIX/version, Host/AIX/lslpp

Patch Publication Date: 2/6/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/6/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0536

CWE: 264