VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2014-3977
CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.87%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-06-08
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')