VDB-1924 · CVE-2005-4271 · BID 15881

IBM AIX 5.3/5.3 L muxatmd memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.3/5.3 L. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component muxatmd. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4271. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.3/5.3 L (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component muxatmd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the malloc debug system in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

The weakness was shared 12/16/2005 by David Litchfield with NGSSoftware (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-4271 since 12/15/2005. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at www-1.ibm.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 15881†) and Secunia (SA18088†). The entries VDB-1923, VDB-1926, VDB-1925 and VDB-27522 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: www-1.ibm.com

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12/15/2005 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Researcher: David Litchfield
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4271 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4271
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1924
SecurityFocus: 15881 - IBM AIX Debug Malloc Tools Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 18088 - AIX Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2005-2947

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/21/2005 11:04
Updated: 04/11/2019 23:35
Changes: 12/21/2005 11:04 (66), 04/11/2019 23:35 (5)
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