IBM AIX 4.3.3 lsmcode memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM AIX 4.3.3. Affected is an unknown function of the component lsmcode. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-0747. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM AIX 4.3.3 (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component lsmcode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in lsmcode in AIX 4.3.3.

The bug was discovered 04/30/2002. The weakness was presented 08/12/2002 by watercloud (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0747. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1076 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22394 (AIX 5.1 : IY28586), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11257), Exploit-DB (22756), Tenable (22394), SecurityFocus (BID 7871†) and OSVDB (8001†). See VDB-18628, VDB-18629, VDB-18630 and VDB-18631 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 22394
Nessus Name: AIX 5.1 : IY28586
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04/30/2002 +972 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: watercloud
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0747 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0747
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18633
X-Force: 11257
SecurityFocus: 7871 - IBM AIX LSMCODE Environment Variable Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 8001 - IBM - AIX - LSMCODE Environment Variable - Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 12753 - IBM AIX Denial of Service due to lsmcode Buffer Overflow, Medium

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

Created: 07/22/2014 23:15
Updated: 06/05/2024 05:55
Changes: 07/22/2014 23:15 (66), 07/08/2019 17:31 (9), 06/27/2021 14:42 (2), 06/05/2024 05:55 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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