CVE-2009-0536 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can read arbitrary files and potentially escalate privileges due to failure to drop root privileges in the cron utility.
- 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-2009-0536?
CVE-2009-0536 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 11 Feb 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
at in bos.rte.cron on IBM AIX 5.2.0, 5.3.0 through 5.3.9, and 6.1.0 through 6.1.2 allows local users to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, related to failure to drop root privileges.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0536?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aix.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0536?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0536 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-0536 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0536 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xjpq-q5j9-jvwc.