CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-25021

Process Control

Published: Feb 22, 2024 | Modified: May 06, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM AIX 7.3, VIOS 4.1s Perl implementation could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force ID: 281320.

Weakness 

Executing commands or loading libraries from an untrusted source or in an untrusted environment can cause an application to execute malicious commands (and payloads) on behalf of an attacker.

Affected Software 

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Vios Ibm 4.1 (including) 4.1 (including)
Aix Ibm 7.3 (including) 7.3 (including)

Extended Description 

Process control vulnerabilities of the first type occur when either data enters the application from an untrusted source and the data is used as part of a string representing a command that is executed by the application. By executing the command, the application gives an attacker a privilege or capability that the attacker would not otherwise have.

Potential Mitigations 

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