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A vulnerability has been found in IBM AIX 4.3.3/5.1/5.2 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component LVM. 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:
Multiple buffer overflows in LVM for AIX 5.1 and 5.2 allow local users to gain privileges via the (1) putlvcb or (2) getlvcb commands.
The issue has been introduced in 09/01/1999. The weakness was released 03/22/2004 by xfocus (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0544 since 06/08/2004. 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 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 1664 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14622 (AIX 5.1 : IY55681), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 5.3 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18317) and Tenable (14622). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 23210, 22037 and 81966.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 14622
Nessus Name: AIX 5.1 : IY55681
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Upgrade: AIX 5.3
Timeline
09/01/1999 🔍03/17/2004 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: www-1.ibm.com
Researcher: xfocus
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-0544 (🔍)
X-Force: 18317
Vulnerability Center: 15623 - IBM AIX 4.3.3 , 5.1 and 5.2 Multiple Buffer Overflows Allow Local Privilege Escalation, Medium
SecurityFocus: 9905 - AIX Getlvcb Command Line Argument Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 11158 - AIX Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 4392 - IBM AIX getlvcb Local Overflow
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 04/14/2015 13:15Updated: 06/30/2021 06:48
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:15 (67), 01/14/2018 10:27 (14), 06/30/2021 06:48 (3)
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