CVE-2014-3074

IBM VIOS 2.2.x and AIX 6.1-7.1 - Privilege Escalation via MALLOCOPTIONS Environment Variable

Title source: llm

Description

The runtime linker in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to create a mode-666 root-owned file, and consequently gain privileges, by setting crafted MALLOCOPTIONS and MALLOCBUCKETS environment-variable values and then executing a setuid program.

References (15)

Core 15

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68296

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532689/100/0/threaded

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-3074/

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60940

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/31

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030504

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

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

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61311

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93816

Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127390/IBM-AIX-Runtime-Linker-Privilege-Escalation.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60935

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61315

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/59344

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61313

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61314

Scores

EPSS 0.0058

EPSS Percentile 44.1%

Details

CWE

CWE-264

Status published

Products (18)

ibm/aix 6.1

ibm/aix 7.1

ibm/vios 2.2.0.10

ibm/vios 2.2.0.11

ibm/vios 2.2.0.12

ibm/vios 2.2.0.13

ibm/vios 2.2.1.0

ibm/vios 2.2.1.1

ibm/vios 2.2.1.3

ibm/vios 2.2.1.4 (2 CPE variants)

... and 8 more

Published Jul 02, 2014

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026