Title: AIX ptrace() Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
Description:
Under certain versions of AIX, an ordinary user can attach to a set-GID (Group ID) program with the ptrace() system call. This let's them control the execution of children processes and launch code under the GID which the program is running as.
Affected Products:
- IBM AIX 4.3.0
References:
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