Description
The fwluser script in AIX eNetwork Firewall allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- IBM AIX eNetwork Firewall 3.2/3.3 - Insecure Temporary File Creation EDB-19229 · local · May 25, 1999 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 962 vdb-entry
- 19990525 IBM eNetwork Firewall for AIX mailing-list