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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 17, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1405

CVE-1999-1405

Description

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.

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Affected products

8
  • IBM/Aix8 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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