CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1405

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
3.35%

87th percentile - higher than 87% of all known CVEs

Summary

The snap command in AIX before version 4.3.2 creates the /tmp/ibmsupt directory with world-readable permissions and does not remove or clear it when snap -a is executed. This could allow local users to access the password file.

Risk Assessment

Local users may gain access to sensitive information such as the password file, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade the system to AIX version 4.3.2 or later and to restrict permissions on the /tmp/ibmsupt directory.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS