CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM AIX 6.1/7.1 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 does not restrict the wpar_limits_config and wpar_limits_modify system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted call.
The issue has been introduced in 11/09/2007. The weakness was disclosed 11/11/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1375. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 11/26/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1463 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63703 (AIX 7.1 TL 0 : wpar (IV10227)), 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 (71211) and Tenable (63703).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 63703
Nessus Name: AIX 7.1 TL 0 : wpar (IV10227)
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Timeline
11/09/2007 🔍03/10/2011 🔍
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11/21/2011 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2011-1375 (🔍)
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X-Force: 71211
Vulnerability Center: 33885 - IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 Local Denial of Service via a Crafted System Call, Medium
SecurityFocus: 50670
Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 11/26/2021 12:16
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (55), 04/05/2017 14:51 (8), 11/26/2021 12:08 (2), 11/26/2021 12:16 (1)
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