#VU8098 Security restrictions bypass in IBM AIX - CVE-2017-1541

Vulnerability identifier: #VU8098

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1541

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
IBM AIX
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: IBM Corporation

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions.

The weakness exists due to a flaw in the AIX JRE/SDK installp and updatep packages. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted packages and prevent the java.security, java.policy and javaws.policy files from being updated correctly.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM AIX: 5.3 - 7.2

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External links
https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/java_july2017_advisory.asc
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1025683

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.