CVE-2001-1079 describes a vulnerability in PSSP 3.2 with DCE 3.1 authentication on IBM AIX, where the create_keyfiles function creates world-writable keyfile directories. This misconfiguration allows a local attacker to delete key files, leading to a denial of service. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.6, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, resulting in partial integrity and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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