CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.3 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3/6.1 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Kernel Mode. 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. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in the kernel in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode via unknown attack vectors.
The issue has been introduced in 10/01/2002. The weakness was presented 06/02/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-2513. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/01/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2071 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33334 (AIX 6.1 : bos.mp64 (U818843)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks.
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 databases at X-Force (42577) and Tenable (33334). See 42610 and 42609 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Nessus ID: 33334
Nessus Name: AIX 6.1 : bos.mp64 (U818843)
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Timeline
10/01/2002 🔍05/21/2008 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-2513 (🔍)
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X-Force: 42577
Vulnerability Center: 18441 - IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3 and 6.1 Kernel Local Buffer Overflow, High
SecurityFocus: 29329 - IBM AIX Kernel Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 17:00Updated: 08/01/2021 08:10
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (60), 01/18/2017 10:23 (8), 08/01/2021 08:09 (4), 08/01/2021 08:10 (1)
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