CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
92.2%
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2018-14665 https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2018-14665 X.Org X server could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper validation of command line parameters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the -modulepath argument or the -logfile argument to overwrite arbitrary files and execute unprivileged code on the system.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The text in the description was extracted from AIX Security
# Advisory xorg_advisory3.asc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(119626);
script_version("1.9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/04/21");
script_cve_id("CVE-2018-14665");
script_name(english:"AIX 6.1 TL 9 : xorg (IJ11000)");
script_summary(english:"Check for APAR IJ11000");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote AIX host is missing a security patch."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14665
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14665 X.Org X
server could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated
privileges on the system, caused by improper validation of command
line parameters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using
the -modulepath argument or the -logfile argument to overwrite
arbitrary files and execute unprivileged code on the system."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/xorg_advisory3.asc"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:"Install the appropriate interim fix."
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"High");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Xorg X11 Server SUID logfile Privilege Escalation');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:ibm:aix:6.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/12/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/12/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"in_the_news", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/12/13");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"AIX Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/AIX/lslpp", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AIX/version");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("aix.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/AIX/version") ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "AIX");
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/AIX/lslpp") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
if ( get_kb_item("Host/AIX/emgr_failure" ) ) exit(0, "This iFix check is disabled because : "+get_kb_item("Host/AIX/emgr_failure") );
flag = 0;
if (aix_check_ifix(release:"6.1", ml:"09", patch:"IJ11000s0b", package:"X11.base.rte", minfilesetver:"6.1.9.0", maxfilesetver:"6.1.9.100") < 0) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:aix_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
92.2%