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CVE-2014-3074

CVE-2014-3074

EPSS 0.6%
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.
Affected products
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References
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/malloc_advisory.aschttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127390/IBM-AIX-Runtime-Linker-Privilege-Escalation.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/31http://secunia.com/advisories/59344https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93816https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-3074/http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60935http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60940http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61311http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61313http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61314http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61315