{"cve":"CVE-2014-3977","nvd":{"published":"2014-06-08T23:55:04.103","modified":"2026-06-17T00:09:14.210","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libodm_advisory.asc","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127067/IBM-AIX-6.1.8-Privilege-Escalation.html","http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33725","http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60299","http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV60303"],"products":["ibm:aix","ibm:vios"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:33:06.232976534+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-3977","score":0.00872,"percentile":0.5888,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}