IBM AIX 5.2.0.50/5.2.0.54/5.3.0.10/5.3.0.20 jfs2 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2.0.50/5.2.0.54/5.3.0.10/5.3.0.20. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component jfs2. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1176. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2.0.50/5.2.0.54/5.3.0.10/5.3.0.20 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component jfs2. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

race condition in jfs2 on aix 5.2 and 5.3 when deleting a file while i/o is still occurring for that file may write data to a different file which could leak sensitive information.

The issue has been introduced in 10/01/2002. The weakness was shared 05/02/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-1.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1176 since 04/19/2005. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 944 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20604) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9071†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AIX 6.1

Timelineinfo

10/01/2002 🔍
04/19/2005 +931 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +13 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +0 days 🔍
09/05/2005 +126 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3474 days 🔍
01/14/2018 +1040 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1176 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1176
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24899
X-Force: 20604
Vulnerability Center: 9071 - IBM AIX Race Condition via JFS2 File Deletion When I/O is in Process, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 01/14/2018 10:30
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (51), 01/14/2018 10:30 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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