PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2008-1595Information disclosure
The proc filesystem in the kernel in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly enforce directory permissions when a file executing from a directory has weaker permissions than the directory itself, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1019606
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ06022
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ06505
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ06663
www.securityfocus.com/bid/28467
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0865
www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4153
www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4154
www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4155
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5321
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