Buffer overflow in ping in AIX 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

Buffer overflow in AIX writesrv command allows local users to obtain root access.

Buffer overflow in AIX rcp command allows local users to obtain root access.

Buffer overflow and denial of service in Sendmail 8.7.5 and earlier through GECOS field gives root access to local users.

Unspecified vulnerability in dtterm in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via unspecified vectors.

Stack-based buffer overflow in the GeneratePassword function in dsmtca (aka the Trusted Communications Agent or TCA) in the backup-archive client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3.x before 5.3.6.10, 5.4.x before 5.4.3.4, 5.5.x before 5.5.2.10, and 6.1.x before 6.1.3.1 on Unix and Linux allows local users to gain privileges by specifying a long LANG environment variable, and then sending a request over a pipe.

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow a locally authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system by sending a specially crafted request.

The Engine Utilities component in IBM DB2 UDB 9.5 before FP6a uses world-writable permissions for the sqllib/cfg/db2sprf file, which might allow local users to gain privileges by modifying this file.

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.7, 10,1, 10.5, and 11.1 (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow a local user with DB2 instance owner privileges to obtain root access. IBM X-Force ID: 128058.

Director Agent 6.1 before 6.1.2.3 in IBM Systems Director on AIX and Linux uses incorrect permissions for the (1) diruninstall and (2) opt/ibm/director/bin/wcitinst scripts, which allows local users to gain privileges by executing these scripts.

The Install component in IBM DB2 9.5 before FP5 and 9.7 before FP1 configures the High Availability (HA) scripts with incorrect file-permission and authorization settings, which has unknown impact and local attack vectors.

gssd in IBM AIX 5.3.x through 5.3.9 and 6.1.0 through 6.1.2 does not properly handle the NFSv4 Kerberos credential cache, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions for Kerberized NFSv4 shares via unspecified vectors.

A certain debugging component in IBM AIX 5.3 and 6.1 does not properly handle the (1) _LIB_INIT_DBG and (2) _LIB_INIT_DBG_FILE environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a setuid-root program to create an arbitrary root-owned file with world-writable permissions, related to libC.a (aka the XL C++ runtime library) in AIX 5.3 and libc.a in AIX 6.1.

Multiple buffer overflows in tunekrnl in IBM Lotus Domino 6.x before 6.5.5 FP2 and 7.x before 7.0.2 allow local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Buffer overflow in multiple "p" commands in IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments to (1) penable or other hard-linked files including (2) pdisable, (3) pstart, (4) phold, (5) pdelay, or (6) pshare.

Unspecified vulnerability in the queue manager in IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ) 5.3, 6.0 before 6.0.2.6, and 7.0 before 7.0.0.2 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors related to the (1) setmqaut, (2) dmpmqaut, and (3) dspmqaut authorization commands.

Buffer overflow in cfgmgr in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long directory path argument.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in snappd in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a Trojan horse program, involving the "system subroutine".

Untrusted search path vulnerability in update_flash for IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via unknown vectors involving lsmcode and possibly other commands.

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.7, 10,1, 10.5, and 11.1 (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow a local user to obtain elevated privilege and overwrite DB2 files. IBM X-Force ID: 128180.

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.7, 10,1, 10.5, and 11.1 (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow a local user with DB2 instance owner privileges to obtain root access. IBM X-Force ID: 128178.

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow a local user with DB2 instance owner privileges to obtain root access. IBM X-Force ID: 128057.

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 9.1, 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7 could allow a user to escalate their privileges to administrator due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 126526.

IBM Reliable Scalable Cluster Technology could allow a local user to escalate their privileges to gain root access. IBM Reference #: 1998459.

IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1 before 2.1.0.5 preserves cached user privileges after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation, as demonstrated by a root session that is still valid after a subsequent read-only session has begun.

IBM AIX 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 could allow a local user to exploit a vulnerability in the bellmail binary to gain root privileges.

The casrvc program in CA Common Services, as used in CA Client Automation 12.8, 12.9, and 14.0; CA SystemEDGE 5.8.2 and 5.9; CA Systems Performance for Infrastructure Managers 12.8 and 12.9; CA Universal Job Management Agent 11.2; CA Virtual Assurance for Infrastructure Managers 12.8 and 12.9; CA Workload Automation AE 11, 11.3, 11.3.5, and 11.3.6 on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris allows local users to modify arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges via vectors related to insufficient validation.

swcons in bos.rte.console in IBM AIX 5.2.0 through 6.1.1 allows local users in the system group to create or overwrite an arbitrary file, and establish weak permissions and root ownership for this file, via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this can be leveraged to gain privileges. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5805.

Unspecified "absolute path vulnerability" in umountall in IBM AIX 5.1 through 5.3 allows local users to cause unknown impact via unknown vectors.

Buffer overflow in TT_SESSION environment variable in ToolTalk shared library allows local users to gain root privileges.

IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges. IBM APARs: IV88658, IV87981, IV88419, IV87640, IV88053.

IBM AIX contains an unspecified vulnerability that would allow a locally authenticated user to obtain root level privileges.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in chnfsmnt in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable.

The nddstat programs on IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 do not properly handle environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges by invoking (1) atmstat, (2) entstat, (3) fddistat, (4) hdlcstat, or (5) tokstat.

Trusted Execution in IBM AIX 6.1 uses an incorrect pathname argument in a call to the trustchk_block_write function, which might allow local users to modify trusted files, related to missing checks in the TSD_FILES_LOCK policy for modifications performed via hard links, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-6680.

The checkpoint and restart feature in the kernel in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 does not properly protect kernel memory, which allows local users to read and modify portions of memory and gain privileges via unspecified vectors involving a restart of a 64-bit process, probably related to the as_getadsp64 function.

Multiple buffer overflows in bos.rte.control in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to the (1) swap, (2) swapoff, and (3) swapon programs.

IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor 10 allows local users to have unspecified impact by leveraging administrator access to a hardcoded password, related to use on GRUB systems. IBM X-Force ID: 110326.

IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) 7.3 through 7.3.0 SP7, 7.9 through 7.9.0 SP3, 8.1 through 8.1.0 SP3, 8.2 through 8.2.0 SP2, 8.3 through 8.3.0 SP2, 8.4 through 8.4.0 SP1, and 8.5.0 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain root access via unspecified vectors.

The agents in IBM UrbanCode Deploy 6.x before 6.0.1.14, 6.1.x before 6.1.3.3, and 6.2.x before 6.2.1.1 do not verify a server's identity in a JMS session or an HTTP session, which allows local users to obtain root access to arbitrary agents via unspecified vectors.

IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor 8.2 before p310, 9.x through 9.5 before p700, and 10.x through 10.1 before p100 allows local users to obtain administrator privileges for command execution via unspecified vectors.

Buffer overflow in the utape program in devices.scsi.tape.diag in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0.0.2 before IF10 and 23.0.0.2 before IF7 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Write) for Python scripts, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying a script.

The administration-panel web service in IBM System Networking Switch Center (SNSC) before 7.3.1.5 and Lenovo Switch Center before 8.1.2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary JSP code with SYSTEM privileges by using the Apache Axis AdminService deployment method to install a .jsp file.

The Reporting and Monitoring component in Tivoli Monitoring in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.3 before 6.3.6 and 7.1 before 7.1.3 on Linux and AIX uses world-writable permissions for unspecified files, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to a file.

IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) 3.5.x before 3.5.0.27 and 4.1.x before 4.1.1.2 and Spectrum Scale 4.1.1.x before 4.1.1.2 allow local users to obtain root privileges for command execution via unspecified vectors.

onedcu in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) 10.x before 10.00.xC8 allows local users to create arbitrary files via the Trace file argument.

Unspecified vulnerability in the SSL LOAD GSKIT action in IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, involving a call to dlopen when the effective uid is root.

Untrusted execution path vulnerability in the diag commands (1) lsmcode, (2) diag_exec, (3) invscout, and (4) invscoutd in AIX 5.1 through 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary programs by modifying the DIAGNOSTICS environment variable to point to a malicious Dctrl program.

Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) before 10.00.xC7W1 allows local users to gain privileges by referencing modified NLS message files through directory traversal sequences in the DBLANG environment variable.