CVE-2009-1786
IBM Aix - Race Condition
Title source: ruleDescription
The malloc subsystem in libc in IBM AIX 5.3 and 6.1 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the log file associated with the MALLOCDEBUG environment variable.
Exploits (2)
References (17)
Scores
EPSS
0.0016
EPSS Percentile
36.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-362
Status
published
Products (2)
ibm/aix
5.3
ibm/aix
6.1
Published
May 26, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026