CVE-1999-1405

published 1999-02-17

CVE-1999-1405: snap command in AIX before 4.3.2 creates the /tmp/ibmsupt directory with world-readable permissions and does not remove or clear the directory when snap -a is…

Priority P3 37 critical 10 CVSS 2.0

AV N AC L Au N C C I C A C

EXPLOIT

snap command in AIX before 4.3.2 creates the /tmp/ibmsupt directory with world-readable permissions and does not remove or clear the directory when snap -a is executed, which could allow local users to access the shadowed password file by creating /tmp/ibmsupt/general/passwd before root runs snap -a.

Affected

8 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
ibm	aix	—	—
ibm	aix	—	—
ibm	aix	—	—
ibm	aix	—	—
ibm	aix	—	—
ibm	aix	—	—
ibm	aix	—	—
ibm	aix	—	—

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