CVE-2014-3977

Medium

Description

libodm.a in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.x, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-2179.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.9
Exploit probability—
ProductIbm Vios
PublishedJun 8, 2014
First seenJun 8, 2014

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
ibm vios2.2.0.10, 2.2.0.11, 2.2.0.12, 2.2.0.13, 2.2.1.0, 2.2.1.1, 2.2.1.3, 2.2.1.4, 2.2.1.8, 2.2.1.9, 2.2.2.0, 2.2.2.4, 2.2.2.5, 2.2.3.0, 2.2.3.2, 2.2.3.3—
ibm aix6.1, 7.1—

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