IBM AIX 5.2/5.2 L/5.2.2 swcons DEBUG MALLOC memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.2 L/5.2.2. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component swcons. Such manipulation of the argument DEBUG MALLOC leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-3504. The attack must be carried out from within the local network. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.2 L/5.2.2 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component swcons. The manipulation of the argument DEBUG MALLOC 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 swcons in IBM AIX 5.2, when debug malloc is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a core dump and possibly execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 10/31/2005. The weakness was presented 11/04/2005 with IBM (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-3504 since 11/05/2005. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1123 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65262 (AIX 5.2 TL 9 : bos.rte.console (U477978)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at www-1.ibm.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22916), Tenable (65262), SecurityFocus (BID 15323†), OSVDB (20499†) and Secunia (SA17439†). See VDB-1843 and VDB-25764 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 65262
Nessus Name: AIX 5.2 TL 9 : bos.rte.console (U477978)
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Patch: www-1.ibm.com

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10/01/2002 🔍
10/28/2005 +1123 days 🔍
10/31/2005 +3 days 🔍
11/03/2005 +3 days 🔍
11/04/2005 +1 days 🔍
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03/13/2013 +1464 days 🔍
07/05/2019 +2305 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Researcher: http://www.ibm.com
Organization: IBM
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3504 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3504
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1868
X-Force: 22916
SecurityFocus: 15323 - IBM AIX SWCONS Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 17439 - AIX "swcons" Command Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 20499 - IBM AIX swcons Unspecified Local Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 21243 - IBM AIX 5.2 Swcons Command Local DoS or Code Execution with Root Privileges Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-2301

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/07/2005 11:55
Updated: 07/05/2019 09:48
Changes: 11/07/2005 11:55 (86), 07/05/2019 09:48 (4)
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