CVE-2004-2697

IBM Aix - Race Condition

Title source: rule

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by watercloud · perllocalaix

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23883

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (6)

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/11200

[Various Sources] http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5CP0F0UDFG.html

[Exploit] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9982

[Various Sources] http://www.xfocus.org/exploits/200403/31.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15620

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.osvdb.org/4582

Scores

EPSS 0.0070

EPSS Percentile 71.6%

Classification

CWE

CWE-362

Status draft

Affected Products (3)

ibm/aix

Timeline

Published Dec 31, 2004

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026