The getpwnam function in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.1.0.10 through 2.2.1.3 does not properly interact with customer-extended LDAP user filtering, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors
Published May 4, 2012
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
The getpwnam function in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 and VIOS 2.1.0.10 through 2.2.1.3 does not properly interact with customer-extended LDAP user filtering, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 2.1.0.10
- 2.1.2.12
- 2.1.2.13
- 2.1.3.10
- 2.2.0.10
- 2.2.0.11
- 2.2.0.12
- 2.2.0.13
- 2.2.1.0
- 2.2.1.1
- 2.2.1.3
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:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 | 0.39% (0.00391) | 30.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00391) | 30.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 22.83th | 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 | 1.28% (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) |
References (12)
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ldapauth_advisory2.asc x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/81683 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49073 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV18464 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV18637 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV18638 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV19077 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV19097 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV19098 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53393 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027021 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74679 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
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