IBM AIX 3.2.5/4.1/4.2 Ping Command memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in IBM AIX 3.2.5/4.1/4.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Ping Command. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-1208. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM AIX 3.2.5/4.1/4.2 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Ping Command. 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 ping in aix 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

The weakness was disclosed 07/21/1997 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-1208. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 4.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (803) and Exploit-DB (19307). The entry VDB-13950 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AIX 4.3

Timelineinfo

07/21/1997 🔍
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06/18/2014 +6176 days 🔍
06/05/2024 +3640 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1208 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1208
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13952
X-Force: 803

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 15:48
Updated: 06/05/2024 05:05
Changes: 06/18/2014 15:48 (47), 01/14/2018 10:25 (6), 06/05/2024 05:05 (25)
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