cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the -p option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, via a symlink attack involving use of the files name as the argument. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5804.
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aix | Ibm | 5.2 (including) | 5.2 (including) |
| Aix | Ibm | 5.3 (including) | 5.3 (including) |