CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1080

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2001-1080 affects AIX 4.3.x and 5.1 systems, where the diagrpt program uses the DIAGDATADIR environment variable to locate and execute certain programs. This allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the variable to point to a Trojan horse program.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access and privilege escalation by local users, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to the DIAGDATADIR environment variable and to monitor and audit its usage in AIX systems.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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