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CVE-2009-1786

The malloc subsystem in libc in IBM AIX 5.3 and 6.1 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the lo

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Summary

The malloc subsystem in libc in IBM AIX 5.3 and 6.1 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the log file associated with the MALLOCDEBUG environment variable.

Timeline

  1. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-33001

  2. CVE published
  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 18

aix.software.ibm.com

ibm.com

oval.cisecurity.org

osvdb.org

labs.idefense.com

securityfocus.com

Exploit-DB

securitytracker.com

vupen.com

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

secunia.com