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A vulnerability has been found in IBM AIX up to 4.3.3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file digest. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in digest command in IBM AIX 4.3.x and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands.
The issue has been introduced in 05/17/1996. The weakness was released 01/09/2001 by Esa Etelavuori (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.info. This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-1120. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.
A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1698 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (5620). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 16277, 16278 and 16280.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: Yes
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Timeline
05/17/1996 🔍12/01/2000 🔍
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07/02/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: marc.info
Researcher: Esa Etelavuori
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2000-1120 (🔍)
X-Force: 5620
Vulnerability Center: 23649 - IBM AIX <= 4.3.3 Digest Command Local Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 2033 - AIX digest Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 07/02/2014 12:56Updated: 02/15/2017 09:28
Changes: 07/02/2014 12:56 (54), 02/15/2017 09:28 (13)
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