IBM Systems Director Agent reset_diragent_keys security bypass

systems-director-resetdiragent-sec-bypass (63238)

Medium Risk

Description:

IBM Systems Director Agent could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by insecure permissions (754) being set on the reset_diragent_keys Common agent command. A local attacker in the system group could exploit this vulnerability to perform unauthorized actions.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	4.6
Access Vector:	Local
Access Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial
Temporal Score:	3.4
Exploitability:	Unproven
Remediation Level:	Official-Fix
Report Confidence:	Confirmed

Consequences:

Bypass Security

Remedy:

Apply IBM APAR IC71821, available from IBM Support and Downloads. See References.

References:

• IBM APAR IC71821: reset_diragent_keys has excessive file Permissions.
• BID-44839: IBM Systems Director Agent 'reset_diragent_keys' Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability
• CVE-2010-4274: reset_diragent_keys in the Common agent in IBM Systems Director 6.2.0 has 754 permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging system group membership.
• OSVDB ID: 69301: IBM Systems Director Common Agent reset_diragent_keys Permissions Weakness Local Privilege Escalation
• SA42239: IBM Systems Director Agent reset_diragent_keys Insecure File Permissions
• SECTRACK ID: 1024736: IBM Systems Director 'reset_diragent_keys' Unsafe File Permissions Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
• VUPEN/ADV-2010-2978: IBM Systems Director Agent reset_diragent_keys Insecure Permissions

Platforms Affected:

• IBM AIX 5.3
• IBM Systems Director Agent 6.2.0

Reported:

Nov 11, 2010

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