CVE-2012-4845 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can bypass file-read restrictions and escalate privileges by exploiting improper privilege management in the setuid FTP client on 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-2012-4845?
CVE-2012-4845 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 20 Oct 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The FTP client in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly manage privileges in an RBAC environment, which allows attackers to bypass intended file-read restrictions by leveraging the setuid installation of the ftp executable file.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4845?
It affects 2 products.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4845?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4845 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-4845 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4845 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-93qv-cxhg-7w34.