CVE-2004-1329 describes an untrusted execution path vulnerability in IBM AIX versions 5.1 through 5.3. Specifically, several diagnostic commands (lsmcode, diag_exec, invscout, and invscoutd) allow local users to execute arbitrary programs by manipulating the DIAGNOSTICS environment variable to point to a malicious Dctrl program. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity with local access, low attack complexity, and complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not on the KEV catalog or actively exploited, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, and it has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 86/100. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| 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
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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.