MEDIUM
The (1) bos.rte.serv_aid or (2) bos.rte.console filesets in IBM AIX 5.1 and 5.2 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files via unknown attack vectors
Published Dec 4, 2005
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.31%
Description
The (1) bos.rte.serv_aid or (2) bos.rte.console filesets in IBM AIX 5.1 and 5.2 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files via unknown attack vectors.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.2 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.31% 0.00312
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00312
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 21.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 22.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 10.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11496 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1009975 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY55789&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY55790&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.osvdb.org/5711 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/5712 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10231 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16008 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/pseries.subscriptionSvcs?mode=18&ID=279 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11496 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1009975 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY55789&apar=only | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY55790&apar=only | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/5711 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatch | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/5712 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10231 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16008 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/pseries.subscriptionSvcs?mode=18&ID=279 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 4, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Dec 4, 2005
Link CVE-2004-2634
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a