IBM PowerHA 5.4/5.4.1/5.5/6.1 unknown vulnerability

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM PowerHA 5.4/5.4.1/5.5/6.1. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Cluster Management component in IBM PowerHA 5.4, 5.4.1, 5.5, and 6.1 on AIX allows remote attackers to modify the operating-system configuration via packets to the godm port (6177/tcp).

The weakness was shared 11/06/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-3900. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 08/27/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69863 (AIX PowerHA Cluster Management Unspecified Remote Configuration Manipulation), 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 (54154) and Tenable (69863).

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Nessus ID: 69863
Nessus Name: AIX PowerHA Cluster Management Unspecified Remote Configuration Manipulation
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08/27/2021 +2354 days 🔍

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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: vupen.com
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CVE: CVE-2009-3900 (🔍)
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X-Force: 54154
Vulnerability Center: 24144 - IBM PowerHA Cluster Management Component Remote Configuration Modification Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36931 - IBM PowerHA Cluster Management Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/27/2021 09:22
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (55), 02/17/2017 11:23 (8), 08/27/2021 09:20 (4), 08/27/2021 09:22 (1)
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