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CVE-2014-3977

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2014-06-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

libodm.a in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.x, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-2179.

Affected products

• IBM AIX: 6.1, 7.1
• IBM VIOS: 2.2.0.10, 2.2.0.11, 2.2.0.12, 2.2.0.13, 2.2.1.0, 2.2.1.1 (+11)

References

• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libodm_advisory.asc
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127067/IBM-AIX-6.1.8-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33725
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60299
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60303
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60311
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60312
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60313
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60314
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030401
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93595
• https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-3977/

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