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CVE-2004-26971 exploit

The Inventory Scout daemon (invscoutd) 1.3.0.0 and 2.0.2 for AIX 4.3.3 and 5.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack o…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.9
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.6%
percentile 48%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

The Inventory Scout daemon (invscoutd) 1.3.0.0 and 2.0.2 for AIX 4.3.3 and 5.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a command line argument (log file). NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2006-5002.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-23883 AIX 4.3.3/5.1 - Invscoutd Symbolic Link · local · 2003-05-29

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization

References

  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/15620 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /4582 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/11200 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/9982 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • xfocus.org /exploits/200403/31.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securiteam.com /exploits/5CP0F0UDFG.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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