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AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.diag.util (U813985)

🗓️ 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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The AIX 5.3 TL 6 bos.diag.util package is missing a security patch U813985 related to a vulnerability in the lsmcode command

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
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AIX 5.3 TL 0 : lsmcode (IZ15100)
24 Jan 201300:00
nessus
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AIX 5.2 TL 0 : lsmcode (IZ15276)
24 Jan 201300:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
AIX 5.2 TL 10 : bos.diag.util (U815023)
13 May 200800:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
AIX 5.3 TL 7 : bos.diag.util (U815911)
17 Mar 200800:00
nessus
CVE
CVE-2008-1600
31 Mar 200823:00
cve
Cvelist
CVE-2008-1600
31 Mar 200823:00
cvelist
EUVD
EUVD-2008-1601
7 Oct 202500:30
euvd
NVD
CVE-2008-1600
31 Mar 200823:44
nvd
Prion
Authentication flaw
31 Mar 200823:44
prion
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted
# from AIX Security PTF U813985. The text itself is copyright (C)
# International Business Machines Corp.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(31473);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1600");

  script_name(english:"AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.diag.util (U813985)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for PTF U813985");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote AIX host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is missing AIX PTF U813985, which is related to the
security of the package bos.diag.util.

The lsmcode command contains an environment variable handling error. A
local attacker may exploit this error to execute arbitrary code with
root privileges because the command is setuid root.

The following files are vulnerable :

/usr/sbin/lsmcode."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ15100"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Install the appropriate missing security-related fix."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_cwe_id(264);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:ibm:aix:5.3");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/02/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/02/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/03/17");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"AIX Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AIX/oslevel", "Host/AIX/version", "Host/AIX/lslpp");

  exit(0);
}



include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("aix.inc");

if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/AIX/version") ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "AIX");
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/AIX/lslpp") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

flag = 0;

if ( aix_check_patch(ml:"530006", patch:"U813985", package:"bos.diag.util.5.3.0.65") < 0 ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:aix_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

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04 Jan 2021 00:00Current
6.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.1
CVSS 27.2
EPSS0.00065
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