CVE-2004-2388

Public Exploit

Description

rexecd for AIX 4.3.3 does not properly use a local copy of the pwd structure when calling getpwnam, which may cause the structure to be overwritten by the authenticate function and assign privileges to the wrong user.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.01% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory ciac.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/11085	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-102.shtml	exploit third party advisory government resource vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15455	vdb entry
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY53507	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9835	vdb entry patch
http://www.osvdb.org/4248	vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2388?: CVE-2004-2388 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2388?: To fix CVE-2004-2388, 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-2004-2388 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2388 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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