Description
Buffer overflow in GNU make for IBM AIX 4.3.3, when installed setgid, allows local users to gain privileges via a long CC argument.
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
- GNU Make For IBM AIX 4.3.3 - CC Path Local Buffer Overflow EDB-23838 · local · May 30, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 4391 vdb-entry
- aix-make-cc-bo(15554) vdb-entry
- 11158 third-party-advisory
- 9903 vdb-entry
- 20040322 AIX 4.3.3 has make sgid 0? mailing-list
- 20040323 Re: AIX 4.3.3 has make sgid 0? mailing-list