CVE-2012-4845

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.

🔗 References (16)

• psirt@ushttp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ftp_advisory1.asc
• psirt@ushttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV23331
• psirt@ushttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28715
• psirt@ushttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28785
• psirt@ushttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28787
• psirt@ushttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56134
• psirt@ushttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79279
• psirt@ushttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19695
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ftp_advisory1.asc
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV23331
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28715
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28785
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV28787
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56134
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79279