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CVE-2014-3074 Detail

Description

The runtime linker in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to create a mode-666 root-owned file, and consequently gain privileges, by setting crafted MALLOCOPTIONS and MALLOCBUCKETS environment-variable values and then executing a setuid program.


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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/malloc_advisory.asc Vendor Advisory 
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/malloc_advisory.asc Vendor Advisory 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127390/IBM-AIX-Runtime-Linker-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127390/IBM-AIX-Runtime-Linker-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/31
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/31
http://secunia.com/advisories/59344
http://secunia.com/advisories/59344
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60935 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60935 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60940 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60940 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61311 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61311 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61313 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61313 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61314 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61314 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61315 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61315 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532689/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532689/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68296
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68296
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030504
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030504
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93816
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93816
https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-3074/
https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-3074/

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-3074
NVD Published Date:
07/02/2014
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
IBM Corporation