CVE-2004-1054

Description

Untrusted execution path vulnerability in invscout in IBM AIX 5.1.0, 5.2.0, and 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious "uname" program, which is executed from lsvpd after lsvpd has been invoked by invscout.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.05% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=171&type=vulnerabilities	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18619	vdb entry
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64852&apar=only	vendor advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64820&apar=only	vendor advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64976&apar=only	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1054?: CVE-2004-1054 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1054?: To fix CVE-2004-1054, 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-2004-1054 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1054 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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