AIX 6.1 TL 8 : lvm (IV68082)

The running of lquerylv command with variable DBGCMDLQUERYLV set may allow a local user to gain root privileges. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The text in the description was extracted from AIX Security Advisory lvmadvisory.asc. include'deprecatednasllevel.inc';...

AIX 6.1 TL 8 : malloc (IV61311)

It has been identified that the runtime linker allows privilege escalation via arbitrary file writes with elevated privileges programs. When MALLOCOPTIONS and MALLOCBUCKETS environment variables are set with bucket statistics options and by executing certain setuid programs, a non-privileged user...

AIX 5.3 TL 8 : printers.rte (U802796)

The remote host is missing AIX PTF U802796, which is related to the security of the package printers.rte. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from AIX Security PTF U802796. The text itself is copyright C...

AIX 5.2 TL 9 / 5.2 TL 8 : bos.net.tcp.client (U477911)

The remote host is missing AIX PTF U477911, which is related to the security of the package bos.net.tcp.client. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from AIX Security PTF U477911. The text itself is copyright C...

AIX 5.3 TL 8 : bos.acct (U817348)

The remote host is missing AIX PTF U817348, 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...

AIX 6.1 TL 8 : bos.mp64 (U845040)

The remote host is missing AIX PTF U845040, which is related to the security of the package bos.mp64. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from AIX Security PTF U845040. The text itself is copyright C...

AIX 5.3 TL 8 : devices.scsi.tape.diag (U813201)

The remote host is missing AIX PTF U813201, which is related to the security of the package devices.scsi.tape.diag. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from AIX Security PTF U813201. The text itself is copyrigh...

AIX 5.3 TL 8 : sysmgt.websm.webaccess (U807529)

The remote host is missing AIX PTF U807529, which is related to the security of the package sysmgt.websm.webaccess. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from AIX Security PTF U807529. The text itself is copyrigh...

AIX 5.3 TL 8 : xntpd (IZ68659)

'NTP mode 7 MODEPRIVATE is used by the ntpdc query and control utility. In contrast, ntpq uses NTP mode 6 MODECONTROL, while routine NTP time transfers use modes 1 through 5. Upon receipt of an incorrect mode 7 request or a mode 7 error response from an address that is not listed in a 'restrict...

AIX 5.3 TL 8 : X11.Dt.ToolTalk (U829533)

The remote host is missing AIX PTF U829533, which is related to the security of the package X11.Dt.ToolTalk. There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ToolTalk library libtt.a. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability when the rpc.ttdbserver is enabled in /etc/inetd.conf. The...

AIX 5.3 TL 8 / 5.3 TL 9 / 6.1 TL 2 : perl.rte (U815942)

The remote host is missing AIX PTF U815942, which is related to the security of the package perl.rte. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from AIX Security PTF U815942. The text itself is copyright C...