IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 dtterm memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component dtterm. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-4522. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component dtterm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in dtterm in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 08/30/2006. The weakness was released 08/31/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared at www-1.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-4522 since 09/01/2006. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1430 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 www-1.ibm.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28830), SecurityFocus (BID 19786†), OSVDB (28275†), Secunia (SA21673†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21153†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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Patch: www-1.ibm.com

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10/01/2002 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

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

CVE: CVE-2006-4522 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4522
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2501
X-Force: 28830
SecurityFocus: 19786 - IBM AIX Dtterm Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 21673 - IBM AIX dtterm Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 28275 - IBM AIX dtterm Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 21153 - IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 Dtterm Local Root Privileges Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-3422

Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2006 12:45
Updated: 08/28/2019 20:46
Changes: 09/01/2006 12:45 (78), 08/28/2019 20:46 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:7B5:103

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