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    CVE-2012-4845

    The FTP client in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly manage privileges in an RBAC environment, which allows attackers to bypass intended file-read restrictions by leveraging the setuid installation of the ftp executable file.

    Published:Oct 20, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Oct 20, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00569
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ibm
    Product
    Aix
    Vendor
    Ibm
    Product
    Vios

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    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/ftp_advisory1.asc
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV23331
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28715
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28785
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28787
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56134
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79279
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19695
    http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ftp_advisory1.asc
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV23331
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28715
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28785
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28787
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56134
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79279
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19695

    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