CVE-2014-3074 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 2 Jul 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain root privileges by exploiting environment variables in the runtime linker to create world-writable root-owned files.

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-2014-3074?

CVE-2014-3074 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 2 Jul 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The runtime linker in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to create a mode-666 root-owned file, and consequently gain privileges, by setting crafted MALLOCOPTIONS and MALLOCBUCKETS environment-variable values and then executing a setuid program.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3074?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Aix, Ibm Vios.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3074?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-3074 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-3074 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3074 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Aix vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rj97-7gg7-c89r.