CVE-2014-3074
The runtime linker in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to create a mode-666...
The runtime linker in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to create a mode-666 root-owned file, and consequently gain privileges, by setting crafted MALLOCOPTIONS and MALLOCBUCKETS environment-variable values and then executing a setuid program.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The runtime linker in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to create a mode-666 root-owned file, and consequently gain privileges, by setting crafted MALLOCOPTIONS and MALLOCBUCKETS environment-variable values and then executing a setuid program.
- Record
CVE-2014-3074- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The runtime linker in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to create a mode-666 root-owned file, and consequently gain privileges, by setting crafted MALLOCOPTIONS and MALLOCBUCKETS environment-variable values and then executing a setuid program.
- Record
CVE-2014-3074- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-3095 No score
The runtime linker in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to create a mode-666 root-owned file, and consequently gain privileges, by setting crafted MALLOCOPTIONS and MALLOCBUCKETS environment-variable values and then executing a setuid program.
- Record
EUVD-2014-3095- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rj97-7gg7-c89r No score
The runtime linker in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to create a mode-666...
The runtime linker in IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 and VIOS 2.2.x allows local users to create a mode-666 root-owned file, and consequently gain privileges, by setting crafted MALLOCOPTIONS and MALLOCBUCKETS environment-variable values and then executing a setuid program.
- Record
GHSA-rj97-7gg7-c89r- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-3074 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ibm Aix, published July 2, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/68296
portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-3074
ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60940
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/31
securitytracker.com/id/1030504
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aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/malloc_advisory.asc
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93816
packetstormsecurity.com/files/127390/IBM-AIX-Runtime-Linker-Privilege-Escalation.html
secunia.com/advisories/59344
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3074
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rj97-7gg7-c89r