The runtime linker in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to create a mode-666 root-owned file, and consequently gain…

Description

The runtime linker in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to create a mode-666 root-owned file, and consequently gain privileges, by setting crafted MALLOCOPTIONS and MALLOCBUCKETS environment-variable values and then executing a setuid program.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.58% · top 52% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-264 and its CVEs

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (15)

• 68296 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20140708 CVE-2014-3074 - Runtime Linker Allows Privilege Escalation Via Arbitrary File Writes in IBM AIX (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-3074/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• IV60940 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
• 20140708 CVE-2014-3074 - Runtime Linker Allows Privilege Escalation Via Arbitrary File Writes in IBM AIX (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
• 1030504 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/malloc_advisory.asc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• IV61311 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
• ibm-aix-cve20143074-priv-escalation(93816) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127390/IBM-AIX-Runtime-Linker-Privilege-Escalation.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• IV60935 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
• IV61315 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
• 59344 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• IV61313 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
• IV61314 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 10:35 UTC.