VDB-1925 · CVE-2005-4271 · BID 15881

IBM AIX 5.3/5.3 L WebSM getShell/getCommand privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.3/5.3 L. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function getShell/getCommand of the component WebSM. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-4271. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.3/5.3 L (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function getShell/getCommand of the component WebSM. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

The weakness was published 12/16/2005 by David Litchfield with NGSSoftware (Website). The advisory is shared at www-1.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4271 since 12/15/2005. The attack needs to approached within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at aix.software.ibm.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 15881†) and Secunia (SA18088†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1923, VDB-1926, VDB-1924 and VDB-27522. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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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: aix.software.ibm.com

Timelineinfo

12/15/2005 🔍
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12/16/2005 +1 days 🔍
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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-100-1925
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 23:47
Changes: 12/21/2005 11:04 (67), 04/11/2019 23:47 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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