CVE-2001-1079: IBM Aix

Low severity, CVSS 3.6. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

create_keyfiles in PSSP 3.2 with DCE 3.1 authentication on AIX creates keyfile directories with world-writable permissions, which could allow a local user to delete key files and cause a denial of service.

Affected products

• IBM Aix: version 3.2.0 only

Published 2002-02-13. Last modified 2026-06-16.