CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-5005

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CSPOC in IBM PowerHA SystemMirror on AIX 6.1 and 7.1 allows remote authenticated users to perform an 'su root' action by leveraging presence on the cluster-wide password-change list.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the root account, posing a significant security risk to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to monitor and restrict access to the password-change list and conduct regular audits of user permissions in the system.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

CSPOC in IBM PowerHA SystemMirror on AIX 6.1 and 7.1 allows remote authenticated users to perform an "su root" action by leveraging presence on the cluster-wide password-change list.

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