Title: AIX portmir Buffer Overflow & Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities
Severity: HIGH
Description:
AIX version 4.2.1 introduced a new command titled 'portmir'. This new program had two notable vulnerabilites. First it contained a buffer overflow which allowed malicious users to obtain root privileges. Secondly it wrote it's log files to a world readable directly thereby exposing security relavent information.
Affected Products:
- IBM AIX 4.2.1
References:
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