CVE-2001-0573

Public Exploit

Description

lsfs in AIX 4.x allows a local user to gain additional privileges by creating Trojan horse programs named (1) grep or (2) lslv in a certain directory that is under the user's control, which cause lsfs to access the programs in that directory.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2001-q2/0000.html	exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/123651	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.osvdb.org/5582	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7007	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0573?: CVE-2001-0573 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0573?: To fix CVE-2001-0573, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-0573 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-0573 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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