IBM » AIX » 4.1 : Security Vulnerabilities, CVEs, Published In 1999

snap command in AIX before 4.3.2 creates the /tmp/ibmsupt directory with world-readable permissions and does not remove or clear the directory when snap -a is executed, which could allow local users to access the shadowed password file by creating /tmp/ibmsupt/general/passwd before root runs snap -a.

lquerypv in AIX 4.1 and 4.2 allows local users to read arbitrary files by specifying the file in the -h command line parameter.

Vulnerability in ptrace in AIX 4.3 allows local users to gain privileges by attaching to a setgid program.

Buffer overflow in the AddSuLog function of the CDE dtaction utility allows local users to gain root privileges via a long user name.

The ToolTalk ttsession daemon uses weak RPC authentication, which allows a remote attacker to execute commands.