CVE-1999-1405 — HIGH severity vulnerability (snap command in AIX before 4.3.2 creates the /tmp/ibmsupt di)
snap command in AIX before 4.3.2 creates the /tmp/ibmsupt directory with world-readable permissions and does not remove or clear the directory when snap -a is executed, which could allow local users to access the shadowed password file by creating /tmp/ibmsupt/general/passwd before root runs snap -a.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1405 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 10.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1999-02-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | snap command in AIX before 4.3.2 creates the /tmp/ibmsupt directory with world-readable permissions and does not remove or clear the directory when snap -a is executed, which could allow local users to access the shadowed password file by creating /tmp/ibmsupt/general/passwd before root runs snap -a. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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