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AIX X Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:
SA10922
Release Date:
2004-02-19
Critical:
Less critical
Impact:
Privilege escalation
Where:
Local system
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
OS:
AIX 4.x
AIX 5.x
CVE reference:
CVE-2004-0083
(Secunia mirror)
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Description
:
IBM has acknowledged a vulnerability in AIX, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
For more information:
SA10824
Solution
:
Apply Efix packages.
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libfont_efix.tar.Z
The following APARs will address the vulnerability.
AIX 4.3.3:
APAR IY53508 (approx. 2004-03-10)
AIX 5.1.0:
APAR IY53673 (approx. 2004-04-21)
AIX 5.2.0:
APAR IY53519 (approx. 2003-04-22)
Original Advisory
:
https://techsupport.services.ibm.com/...ies.subscriptionSvcs?mode=8&ID=99
Other References
:
SA10824:
http://secunia.com/advisories/10824/
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