CVE-1999-1405 describes a critical vulnerability in the snap command within IBM AIX versions prior to 4.3.2. This flaw allows local users to potentially access the shadowed password file due to the snap command creating the /tmp/ibmsupt directory with world-readable permissions and failing to properly clear it. With a CVSS score of 10.0 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and a complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an exploit for AIX 4.2.1 exists on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.