VYPR
← All advisories
Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 23, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-3289

CVE-2005-3289

Description

LSCFG in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not create temporary files securely, which allows local users to corrupt /etc/passwd and possibly other system files via the trace file.

Affected products

3
  • IBM/Aix3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 5.2, 5.3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

5

News mentions

0

No linked articles in our index yet.