CVE-2009-1786 | BDVDB-2026-36726 Detail
Description#
The malloc subsystem in libc in IBM AIX 5.3 and 6.1 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the log file associated with the MALLOCDEBUG environment variable.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libc_advisory.asc
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50445
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6276
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50447
- http://www.osvdb.org/54617
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50121
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=802
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35034
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9306
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022261
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1380
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50636
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50517
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35146
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ50500
Exploit#
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.