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CVE-2012-4845

The FTP client in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly manage privileges in an RBAC environment, which allows attackers to bypa…

Impact

The FTP client in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.1.4-FP-25 SP-02, does not properly manage privileges in an RBAC environment, which allows attackers to bypass intended file-read restrictions by leveraging the setuid installation of the ftp executable file.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
IbmVios
Version 2.2.1.4
IbmAix
Versions 6.1, 7.1

Weakness classification

CWE-264

References