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    CVE-2014-3074

    The runtime linker in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to create a mode-666 root-owned file, and consequently gain privileges, by setting crafted MALLOCOPTIONS and MALLOCBUCKETS environment-variable values and then executing a setuid program.

    Published:Jul 2, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jul 2, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.00081
    CVSS Score:7.2

    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/malloc_advisory.asc
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127390/IBM-AIX-Runtime-Linker-Privilege-Escalation.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/31
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59344
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60935
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60940
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61311
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61313
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61314
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61315
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532689/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68296
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030504
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93816
    https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-3074/
    http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/malloc_advisory.asc
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127390/IBM-AIX-Runtime-Linker-Privilege-Escalation.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/31
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59344
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60935
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60940
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61311
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61313
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61314
    http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61315
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532689/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68296
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030504
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93816
    https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-3074/

    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