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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2001· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2001-1080

CVE-2001-1080

Description

diagrpt in AIX 4.3.x and 5.1 uses the DIAGDATADIR environment variable to find and execute certain programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the variable to point to a Trojan horse program.

Affected products

2
  • IBM/Aix2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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