CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.1/5.2 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function getipnodebyname
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
The getipnodebyname() API in AIX 5.1 and 5.2 does not properly close sockets, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion).
The issue has been introduced in 05/01/2001. The weakness was released 01/20/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0696 since 08/14/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 994 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Upgrading to version 5.3 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (13328).
Product
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Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Resource consumptionCWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: AIX 5.3
Timeline
05/01/2001 🔍07/01/2003 🔍
08/14/2003 🔍
10/01/2003 🔍
01/20/2004 🔍
01/20/2004 🔍
03/10/2009 🔍
09/30/2014 🔍
01/14/2018 🔍
Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0696 (🔍)
X-Force: 13328
Vulnerability Center: 21252 - AIX 5.1 and 5.2 Getipnodebyname API Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 8738 - IBM AIX GetIPNodeByName API Socket Management Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 09/30/2014 15:35Updated: 01/14/2018 10:27
Changes: 09/30/2014 15:35 (54), 01/14/2018 10:27 (10)
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