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AIX 5.3 TL 7 : bos.acct (U817702)

🗓️ 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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The AIX 5.3 TL 7 bos.acct package is missing a security patch (U817702) allowing arbitrary code execution with root privileges via the iostat command

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CVE
CVE-2008-2515
2 Jun 200814:00
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted
# from AIX Security PTF U817702. The text itself is copyright (C)
# International Business Machines Corp.
#

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(65404);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-2515");

  script_name(english:"AIX 5.3 TL 7 : bos.acct (U817702)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for PTF U817702");

  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 U817702, which is related to the
security of the package bos.acct.

The iostat 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/bin/iostat."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22351"
  );
  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:"2008/05/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/05/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/03/13");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2021 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:"530007", patch:"U817702", package:"bos.acct.5.3.7.4") < 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
EPSS0.00064
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