CVE-2014-3977
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.…
- 6.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.87%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 41% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- IBM AIX 6.1.8 - 'libodm' Arbitrary File Write (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 33725local, aixpublished 12 Jun 2014Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 33725 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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- 3 days later
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Published
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.87% · top 41% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
12
- IV60312 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- IV60314 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- IV60299 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127067/IBM-AIX-6.1.8-Privilege-Escalation.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- aix-libodm-symlink(93595) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-3977/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1030401 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- IV60313 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- 33725 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- IV60303 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- IV60311 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libodm_advisory.asc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-3910 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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