CVE-2001-1080 Privilege escalation in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published 9 Mar 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can escalate privileges by manipulating the DIAGDATADIR environment variable to execute malicious programs via diagrpt.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2001-1080?

CVE-2001-1080 is a critical vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 9 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

diagrpt in AIX 4.3.x and 5.1 uses the DIAGDATADIR environment variable to find and execute certain programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the variable to point to a Trojan horse program.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1080?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Aix.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1080?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1080 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-1080 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1080 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-f6fj-fcmx-fj94.