CVE-2001-1080

diagrpt in AIX 4.3.x and 5.1 uses the DIAGDATADIR environment variable to find and execute certain programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the variable to point to a Trojan horse program.

Score

CVSS 2.0 10.0 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2001-06-19

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• Aix (Ibm)

References

• http://www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/MSS/MSS-OAR-E01-2001.225.1/%24file/oar225.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2916
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6734