CVE-1999-1405 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.3% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
snap command in AIX before 4.3.2 creates the /tmp/ibmsupt directory with world-readable permissions and does not remove or clear the directory when snap -a is executed, which could allow local users to access the shadowed password file by creating /tmp/ibmsupt/general/passwd before root runs snap -a.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 3.35% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-02-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ibm | aix |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | IBM AIX 4.2.1 - 'snap' Insecure Temporary File Creation | 1999-02-17 |
References
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