Information disclosure in IBM AIX



Published: 2018-06-22
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-1655
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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IBM AIX
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU13424

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1655

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified flaw in the 'rmsock' command. A local attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information from kernel memory.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM AIX: 5.3 - 7.2

External links

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/rmsock_advisory2.asc


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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