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...

6.9 MediumPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.87%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.9

Record: CVE-2014-3977
CVSS 2.0: 6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-3977
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-3910 No score

Record: EUVD-2014-3910
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gpv2-xxvx-f68g No score

libodm.a in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.x, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files...

Record: GHSA-gpv2-xxvx-f68g
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	IBM AIX 6.1.8 - 'libodm' Arbitrary File Write	2014-06-12

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-3977 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Ibm Aix, published June 8, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.87%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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