cvelist/2007/5xxx/CVE-2007-5805.json

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            "value" : "cfgcon in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly validate the argument to the \"-p\" option to swcons, which allows local users in the system group to create an arbitrary file, and enable world writability of this file, via a symlink attack involving use of the file's name as the argument.  NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5804."
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            "url" : "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26258"
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            "name" : "27437",
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