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    CVE-2007-5805

    cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, via a symlink attack involving use of the file's name as the argument. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5804.

    Published:Nov 5, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 5, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.00027
    CVSS Score:6.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ibm
    Product
    Aix

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/cfgcon_ifix.tar
    http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=611
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27437
    http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03055
    http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03061
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26258
    http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200710%2FSECURITY%2F20071030%2Fdatafile100405
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38154
    ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/cfgcon_ifix.tar
    http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=611
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27437
    http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03055
    http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ03061
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26258
    http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX53&path=%2F200710%2FSECURITY%2F20071030%2Fdatafile100405
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38154

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