CVE-2004-2697

Public Exploit

Description

The Inventory Scout daemon (invscoutd) 1.3.0.0 and 2.0.2 for AIX 4.3.3 and 5.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a command line argument (log file). NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2006-5002.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.31%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15620 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/4582 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/11200 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9982 vdb entry exploit
http://www.xfocus.org/exploits/200403/31.html
http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5CP0F0UDFG.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2697?
CVE-2004-2697 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2697?
To fix CVE-2004-2697, 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-2004-2697 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2004-2697 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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