The (1) bin/invscoutClient_VPD_Survey and (2) sbin/invscout_lsvpd programs in invscout.rte before 2.2.0.19 on IBM AIX 7.1, 6.1, 5.3, and earlier allow local users to delete arbitrary files, or trigger inventory scout operations on arbitrary files, via a symlink attack on an unspecified file
Published Jan 4, 2012
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
The (1) bin/invscoutClient_VPD_Survey and (2) sbin/invscout_lsvpd programs in invscout.rte before 2.2.0.19 on IBM AIX 7.1, 6.1, 5.3, and earlier allow local users to delete arbitrary files, or trigger inventory scout operations on arbitrary files, via a symlink attack on an unspecified file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.2.0.18
- 2.2.0.2
- 2.2.0.4
- 2.2.0.7
- 2.2.0.8
- 2.2.0.9
- 2.2.0.10
- 2.2.0.11
- 2.2.0.12
- 2.2.0.13
- 2.2.0.14
- 2.2.0.15
- 2.2.0.17
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 24.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00348) | 26.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 10.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/invscout_advisory2.asc x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47222 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV11643 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51059 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51083 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71615 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/invscout_advisory2.asc | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/47222 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV11643 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51059 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51083 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71615 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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