CVE-2004-2697 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Inventory Scout daemon (invscoutd) versions 1.3.0.0 and 2.0.2 on IBM AIX 4.3.3 and 5.1. A local attacker can exploit this flaw by performing a symlink attack on a command line argument, specifically the log file, to gain elevated privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high severity with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, though it requires medium attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-23883) exists, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1lCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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