CVE-2004-1054 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by manipulating the PATH variable to execute a malicious program via invscout in IBM AIX.
- 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-2004-1054?
CVE-2004-1054 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 22 Dec 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Untrusted execution path vulnerability in invscout in IBM AIX 5.1.0, 5.2.0, and 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious "uname" program, which is executed from lsvpd after lsvpd has been invoked by invscout.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1054?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aix.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1054?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1054 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2004-1054 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1054 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5435-g8fg-8jmh.