IBM AIX 5.3 memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in IBM AIX 5.3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. 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 the at program on IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 08/10/2007. The weakness was published 08/15/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at aix.software.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4355 since 08/14/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing 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 1108 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (35976). Similar entries are available at 2474, 2490, 2568 and 2570.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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08/01/2004 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: aix.software.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4355 (🔍)
X-Force: 35976
SecurityTracker: 1018570
Vulnerability Center: 20444 - IBM AIX 5.3 \, High
SecurityFocus: 25273 - IBM AT Command Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 26437
OSVDB: 36794 - IBM AIX at Unspecified Local Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2007-2905

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Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 08/23/2019 15:34
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (64), 08/23/2019 15:34 (8)
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