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 log file associated…

published May 26, 2009

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
51.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00666 · 51.2th percentile
Published
2009-05-26T15:16Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 MAY 15:16Z
    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…
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