01 Record
CVE-2014-3074
The runtime linker in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to create a mode-666 root-owned file, and consequently gain privileges, by setting crafted MALLOCOPTIONS and MALLOCBUCKETS
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The runtime linker in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to create a mode-666 root-owned file, and consequently gain privileges, by setting crafted MALLOCOPTIONS and MALLOCBUCKETS
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.57% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 47.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-07-02 10:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 10:35Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-04-29
- Assigning CNA
- ibm
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8526cba1ad45e801e69e19b1cb32e7c4599637cf66cec1d648bf9baaddfbbc4f
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com68296http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68296
- www.securityfocus.com20140708 CVE-2014-3074 - Runtime Linker Allows Privilege Escalation Via Arbitrary File Writes in IBM AIXhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532689/100/0/threaded
- www.portcullis-security.comhttps://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-3074/
- www.ibm.comIV60940http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60940
- seclists.org20140708 CVE-2014-3074 - Runtime Linker Allows Privilege Escalation Via Arbitrary File Writes in IBM AIXhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/31
- www.securitytracker.com1030504http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030504
- aix.software.ibm.comhttp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/malloc_advisory.asc
- www.ibm.comIV61311http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61311
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comibm-aix-cve20143074-priv-escalation(93816)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93816
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127390/IBM-AIX-Runtime-Linker-Privilege-Escalation.html
- www.ibm.comIV60935http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60935
- www.ibm.comIV61315http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61315
- secunia.com59344http://secunia.com/advisories/59344
- www.ibm.comIV61313http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61313
- www.ibm.comIV61314http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV61314