CVE-2003-0170 Privilege escalation in n/a
Critical 10.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-0170 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2003-0170 is a critical vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 10 Mar 2004. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0170 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Ibm Aix. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0170/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0170/index.md)
Remote attackers can escalate privileges in IBM AIX FTP daemon when Kerberos 5 authentication is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0170?
CVE-2003-0170 is a critical vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 10 Mar 2004. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unknown vulnerability in ftpd in IBM AIX 5.2, when configured to use Kerberos 5 for authentication, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0170?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aix.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0170?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-0170 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0170 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7cfh-fq4h-9vfm.