cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the "-p" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, via a symlink attack involving use of the file's name as the argument. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5804.
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Published : 2007-11-05 17:46
Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30
NVD link : CVE-2007-5805
Mitre link : CVE-2007-5805
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2007-5805
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Products Affected
ibm
- aix
CWE
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')