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IBM AIX rm_mlcache_file Arbitrary File Overwrite
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA19656
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Release Date:
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2006-04-18
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Last Update:
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2006-04-24
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Popularity:
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8,113 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Manipulation of data
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | AIX 5.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-1247
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Description:
Yang Jilong has reported a vulnerability in AIX, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to a race condition in the "rm_mlcache_file" command when processing temporary files. This makes it possible to overwrite the contents of arbitrary files.
Solution:
Apply Interim fix until APARs are available.
Interim fix:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/rm_mlcache_file_ifix.tar.Z
APAR for AIX 5.1.0:
IY82866 (available approx. 2006-07-19).
APAR for AIX 5.2.0:
IY82285 (available approx. 2006-04-26).
APAR for AIX 5.3.0:
IY82357 (available).
Provided and/or discovered by:
Yang Jilong, NSFocus Security Team.
Changelog:
2006-04-24: Added additional information.
Original Advisory:
NSFOCUS:
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0603.htm
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