CVE-2004-1329 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.3% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 3.27% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ibm | aix |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | IBM AIX 5.x - 'Diag' Local Privilege Escalation | 2004-12-20 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110355931920123&w=2
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64277&apar=only
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64389&apar=only
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464276/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464481/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12041
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18620
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/701
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110355931920123&w=2
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64277&apar=only
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64389&apar=only
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464276/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464481/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12041
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18620
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/701
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