VDB-13786 · CVE-1999-0101 · H-13

IBM AIX 3.2/4.1/4.2 DNS Hostname gethostbyname memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 3.2/4.1/4.2 (Operating System). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects the function gethostbyname of the component DNS Hostname Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered . The weakness was released 12/10/1996 as H-13 as not defined advisory (CIAC). The advisory is available at ciac.llnl.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0101. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/12/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

A public exploit has been developed in Shell File. It is declared as proof-of-concept. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1805 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 6853), X-Force (637) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9847).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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