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9.3 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 6.1/6.1.0 (Operating System) and classified as critical. 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:
Buffer overflow in qosmod in bos.net.tcp.server in IBM AIX 6.1 and VIOS 2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
The issue has been introduced in 11/09/2007. The weakness was released 03/10/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0960. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/05/2021). 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 852 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 64354 (AIX 6.1 TL 4 : qosmod (IZ68231)), 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 Tenable (64354) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25213†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-52152.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 64354
Nessus Name: AIX 6.1 TL 4 : qosmod (IZ68231)
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: vupen.com⛔
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CVE: CVE-2010-0960 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 25213 - IBM AIX 6.1 Buffer Overflow qosmod Local Privileges Escalation Vulnerability via Unspecified Vectors, High
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Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 12:22 PMUpdated: 09/05/2021 09:41 AM
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 PM (56), 02/22/2017 10:53 AM (6), 09/05/2021 09:39 AM (4), 09/05/2021 09:41 AM (1)
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