CVE-2012-4845
Published Oct 20, 2012
Last updated 3 years ago
Overview
- Description
- 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.
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 6.8
- Impact score
- 6.9
- Exploitability score
- 8
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-264
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
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