CVE-2024-31890

June 21, 2024, 11:22 a.m.

7.8
High

Description

IBM i 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 product IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system. IBM X-Force ID: 288171.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for i
  • 7.3
  • 7.4
  • 7.5

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-250
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/288171
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7158240

Tags

psirt@us.ibm.com
CWE-250
2024-06-21
CVE-2024-31890

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: June 21, 2024, 10:15 a.m.
Last Modified: June 21, 2024, 11:22 a.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

psirt@us.ibm.com

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