CVE-2001-1080 — HIGH severity vulnerability (diagrpt in AIX 4.3.x and 5.1 uses the DIAGDATADIR environmen)
diagrpt in AIX 4.3.x and 5.1 uses the DIAGDATADIR environment variable to find and execute certain programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the variable to point to a Trojan horse program.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-1080 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 2001-06-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | diagrpt in AIX 4.3.x and 5.1 uses the DIAGDATADIR environment variable to find and execute certain programs, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the variable to point to a Trojan horse program. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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