CVE-2013-3005 describes a critical vulnerability in the TFTP client of IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.2.2-FP-26 SP-02, specifically when Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) is enabled. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to bypass file ownership restrictions, enabling them to read or overwrite arbitrary files on the system. With a CVSS score of 8.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.2.2:fp-26_sp-02:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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.