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IBM AIX NIS Client Unspecified Remote Vulnerability

IBM AIX NIS client is reported prone to a remote arbitrary code execution vulnerability. This issue may allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to a vulnerable computer with superuser privileges.

IBM AIX 5.3 is reported vulnerable to this issue.

Few details about this issue are currently available. This BID will be updated when more information is available. It should be noted that this issue is distinct from BID 12415 (IBM AIX NIS Client Unspecified Remote Code Execution Vulnerability).