IBM AIX 5.1/5.2 getipnodebyname resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM AIX 5.1/5.2. This affects the function getipnodebyname. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2003-0696. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.1/5.2 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function getipnodebyname. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The getipnodebyname() API in AIX 5.1 and 5.2 does not properly close sockets, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion).

The issue has been introduced in 05/01/2001. The weakness was released 01/20/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0696 since 08/14/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 994 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 5.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13328), SecurityFocus (BID 8738†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21252†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AIX 5.3

Timelineinfo

05/01/2001 🔍
07/01/2003 +791 days 🔍
08/14/2003 +44 days 🔍
10/01/2003 +48 days 🔍
01/20/2004 +111 days 🔍
01/20/2004 +0 days 🔍
03/10/2009 +1876 days 🔍
09/30/2014 +2030 days 🔍
01/14/2018 +1202 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0696 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0696
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21491
X-Force: 13328
SecurityFocus: 8738 - IBM AIX GetIPNodeByName API Socket Management Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 21252 - AIX 5.1 and 5.2 Getipnodebyname API Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2014 15:35
Updated: 01/14/2018 10:27
Changes: 09/30/2014 15:35 (54), 01/14/2018 10:27 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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