IBM AIX 5.1/5.2/5.3 bos.net.tcp.client privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in IBM AIX 5.1/5.2/5.3. Affected is the function bos.net.tcp.client. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-4254. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.1/5.2/5.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function bos.net.tcp.client. 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. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in setlocale in IBM AIX 5.1.0 through 5.3.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 08/18/2006. The weakness was shared 08/18/2006 by Thomas Pollet with IBM (Website). The advisory is available at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-4254 since 08/21/2006. The attack needs to be done within the local network. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by Thomas Pollet and been published 2 years after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1935 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 X-Force (28482), Exploit-DB (4612), SecurityFocus (BID 19578†), OSVDB (27996†) and Secunia (SA21541†). The entries VDB-2490, VDB-2568, VDB-2570 and VDB-2569 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Functional
Author: Thomas Pollet
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Patch: aix.software.ibm.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Researcher: Thomas Pollet
Organization: IBM
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4254 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4254
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2474
X-Force: 28482 - IBM AIX setlocale() privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 19578 - IBM AIX Setlocale Function Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 21541 - AIX setlocale Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 27996 - IBM AIX setlocale() Function Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1016712
Vulnerability Center: 21154 - IBM AIX 5.1 - 5.3 Setlocale Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via Setuid or Setgid, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-3327

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

Created: 08/21/2006 11:13
Updated: 06/05/2024 06:49
Changes: 08/21/2006 11:13 (80), 08/28/2019 20:53 (18), 06/05/2024 06:49 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:D0D:103

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