CVE-2005-3289 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

LSCFG in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not create temporary files securely, which allows local users to corrupt /etc/passwd and possibly other system files via the trace file.

Published: 2005-10-23

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-3288	LSCFG in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not create temporary files securely, which allows local users to corrupt /etc/passwd and possibly other system files via the trace file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00329.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/17202
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015061
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY77624
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY77638
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15105

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-10-23T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:10:07.508Z

Reserved: 2005-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-3289

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-10-23T10:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:16:39.433

Link: CVE-2005-3289

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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