CVE-2014-3977
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD
libodm.a in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.x, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-2179.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-59
- EPSS score
- 0.9% (59th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-3910)
- Published
- June 8, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-3910 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ibm / aix
- ibm / aix
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
- ibm / vios
References
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libodm_advisory.asc
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127067/IBM-AIX-6.1.8-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33725
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60299
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60303
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60311
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60312
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60313
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60314
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030401
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93595
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-3977/
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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