IBM AIX up to 5.3 L WebSM memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM AIX up to 5.3 L. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebSM. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-2235. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM AIX up to 5.3 L (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component WebSM. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the diagTasksWebSM command in IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3, might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments.

The issue has been introduced in 05/01/2001. The weakness was disclosed 07/12/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2235 since 07/12/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1533 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20933), SecurityFocus (BID 13912†), Secunia (SA15636†), SecurityTracker (ID 1014132†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21248†). The entries VDB-25764, VDB-25763, VDB-25761 and VDB-25760 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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

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06/09/2005 +1500 days 🔍
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07/12/2005 +32 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +2192 days 🔍
01/14/2018 +1040 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
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CVE: CVE-2005-2235 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2235
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25762
X-Force: 20933
SecurityFocus: 13912 - IBM AIX diagTasksWebSM Command Line Argument Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 15636 - AIX Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1014132
Vulnerability Center: 21248 - IBM AIX 5.1 - 5.3 DiagTasksWebSM Command Local Code Execution Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 01/14/2018 10:31
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (56), 01/14/2018 10:31 (13)
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Cache ID: 216:E6F:103

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