CVE-2002-1040 Path traversal in n/a
An unknown vulnerability in AIX WebSecure configuration utilities, potentially involving relative pathnames, allows attackers to exploit the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1040?
CVE-2002-1040 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 31 Aug 2002.
Official description
Unknown vulnerability in the WebSecure (DFSWeb) configuration utilities in AIX 4.x, possibly related to relative pathnames.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1040?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aix.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1040?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1040 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2002-1040 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1040 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h96v-6qhf-vqc7.