CVE-2004-2697 json
The Inventory Scout daemon (invscoutd) 1.3.0.0 and 2.0.2 for AIX 4.3.3 and 5.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack o…
published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-2687
- cvss
- 6.9
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
The Inventory Scout daemon (invscoutd) 1.3.0.0 and 2.0.2 for AIX 4.3.3 and 5.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a command line argument (log file). NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2006-5002.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-23883)
- Published
Exploit prediction
0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-23883 AIX 4.3.3/5.1 - Invscoutd Symbolic Link local, 2003-05-29
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9982 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/9982
vdb-entry, exploit
-
secunia.com
/advisories/11200
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/15620
vdb-entry
-
osvdb.org
/4582
vdb-entry
- xfocus.org /exploits/200403/31.html
- securiteam.com /exploits/5CP0F0UDFG.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2004-2697
- NVD CVE-2004-2697
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