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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users in the system group to gain root privileges via unspecified vectors involving the (1) chpath, (2) rmpath, and (3) devinstall programs in bos.rte.methods.
The issue has been introduced in 10/01/2002. The weakness was presented 08/14/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-4353 since 08/14/2007. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/23/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1745 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28943 (AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.methods (U811914)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35971) and Tenable (28943). See 2474, 2490, 2568 and 2570 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 28943
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.methods (U811914)
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Timeline
10/01/2002 🔍07/12/2007 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4353 (🔍)
X-Force: 35971
SecurityTracker: 1018549
Vulnerability Center: 20446 - IBM AIX 5.2 , 5.3 Configuration Commands Multiple Buffer Overflows Allow Local Privilege Escalation, Medium
SecurityFocus: 25270 - IBM AIX Configuration Commands Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26420
OSVDB: 36791 - IBM AIX bos.rte.methods rmpath Unspecified Local Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2007-2860
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 12:18Updated: 08/23/2019 15:55
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (67), 08/23/2019 15:55 (11)
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