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CVE-2001-1079

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-02-13 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

create_keyfiles in PSSP 3.2 with DCE 3.1 authentication on AIX creates keyfile directories with world-writable permissions, which could allow a local user to delete key files and cause a denial of service.

Affected products

• IBM AIX: 3.2.0

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2001-q3/0000.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/5473
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8923
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2001-q3/0000.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/5473
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8923

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