Description
The Inventory Scout daemon (invscoutd) 1.3.0.0 and 2.0.2 for AIX 4.3.3 and 5.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a command line argument (log file). NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2006-5002.
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
- AIX 4.3.3/5.1 - Invscoutd Symbolic Link EDB-23883 · local · May 29, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- aix-invscoutd-gain-privileges(15620) vdb-entry
- 4582 vdb-entry
- 11200 third-party-advisory
- 9982 vdb-entry
- http://www.xfocus.org/exploits/200403/31.html
- http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5CP0F0UDFG.html