Privilege Escalation via DIAGDATADIR Environment Variable in AIX 4.3.x and 5.1

CVE-2001-1080 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

diagrpt in AIX 4.3.x and 5.1 uses the DIAGDATADIR environment variable to find and execute certain programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the variable to point to a Trojan horse program.

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