CVE-2004-1054 describes an untrusted execution path vulnerability in the invscout utility within IBM AIX versions 5.1.0, 5.2.0, and 5.3.0. This flaw allows a local attacker to escalate privileges by manipulating the PATH environment variable to execute a malicious "uname" program. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit intelligence indicates public exploit code exists, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness among attackers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1lCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2_lCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2_l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
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.