IBM Security Bulletin: Privileged escalation in IBM BigFix Remote Control (CVE-2017-1233)

IBM BigFix Remote Control could allow a local user to use the component to replace files to which they do not have write access and could be executed with Local System or root privileges.

CVE(s): CVE-2017-1233

Affected product(s) and affected version(s):

IBM BigFix Remote Control version 9.1.4

Refer to the following reference URLs for remediation and additional vulnerability details:
Source Bulletin: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22011765
X-Force Database: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123912

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