CVE-1999-1405

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

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References

Timeline

Published: Feb 17, 1999
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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