CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM AIX 4.3.3 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component errpt. 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. The summary by CVE is:
Buffer overflow in errpt in AIX 4.3.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code as root.
The issue has been introduced in 09/01/1999. The weakness was disclosed 04/22/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1468. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
A public exploit has been developed in Perl. 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 1329 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
Upgrading to version 5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (10302).
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Upgrade: AIX 5.1
Timeline
09/01/1999 🔍09/27/2002 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2002-1468 (🔍)
X-Force: 10302
Vulnerability Center: 22056 - BIM AIX 4.3 - 4.3.3 and 5.1 Errpt Local Arbitrary Code Execution with Root Privileges Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 5885 - IBM AIX ERRPT Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 08/08/2014 13:15Updated: 01/14/2018 10:26
Changes: 08/08/2014 13:15 (55), 01/14/2018 10:26 (11)
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