{
    "id": "CVE-2014-3977",
    "published": "2014-06-08 23:55:04",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:09:14",
    "cvss_score": "6.9",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-59",
    "description": "libodm.a in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.x, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-2179.",
    "epss_score": "0.00872",
    "epss_percentile": "0.57789",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-13 18:17:12",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "ibm",
            "product": "aix"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "ibm",
            "product": "vios"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "33725",
            "title": "IBM AIX 6.1.8 - 'libodm' Arbitrary File Write",
            "date": "2014-06-12",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33725"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libodm_advisory.asc",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127067/IBM-AIX-6.1.8-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33725",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60299",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60303",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60311",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60312",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60313",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60314",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030401",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93595",
        "https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-3977/",
        "http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libodm_advisory.asc",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127067/IBM-AIX-6.1.8-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33725",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60299",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60303",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60311",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60312",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60313",
        "http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60314",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030401",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93595",
        "https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-3977/"
    ]
}