cve-1999-1405
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2001-09-12 04:00
Modified
2024-08-01 17:11
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
snap command in AIX before 4.3.2 creates the /tmp/ibmsupt directory with world-readable permissions and does not remove or clear the directory when snap -a is executed, which could allow local users to access the shadowed password file by creating /tmp/ibmsupt/general/passwd before root runs snap -a.
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