Title: AIX CDE Login Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
A malicious "bin" user can cause a system file to be overwritten by linking the defined error log file (which defaults to /var/dt/Xerrors) to a system file or by linking the defined Xpid file (which defaults to (/var/dt/Xpid) to a system file and waiting for the CDE Login Manager to overwrite the error log file or Xpid file which would cause the linked system file to be overwritten.
Affected Products:
- IBM AIX 4.1.0
- IBM AIX 4.1.1
- IBM AIX 4.1.2
- IBM AIX 4.1.3
- IBM AIX 4.1.4
- IBM AIX 4.1.5
- IBM AIX 4.2.0
- IBM AIX 4.2.1
- IBM AIX 4.3.0
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