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    CVE-2012-2179

    libodm.a in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

    Published:Jun 22, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jun 22, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00223
    CVSS Score:6.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ibm
    Product
    Aix

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33725

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libodm_advisory.asc
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21379
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21381
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21382
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21383
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22019
    http://www.osvdb.org/83133
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027193
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75510
    http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libodm_advisory.asc
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21379
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21381
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21382
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV21383
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV22019
    http://www.osvdb.org/83133
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027193
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75510

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High