### [CVE-2009-1786](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1786)
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### Description

The malloc subsystem in libc in IBM AIX 5.3 and 6.1 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the log file associated with the MALLOCDEBUG environment variable.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9306
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9306

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.