IBM AIX 5.3 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM AIX 5.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-2236. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. 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:

Format string vulnerability in the paginit command in IBM AIX 5.3, and possibly other versions, might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via format strings in command line arguments.

The issue has been introduced in 08/01/2004. The weakness was presented 07/12/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2236 since 07/12/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 345 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 Exploit-DB (1046), SecurityFocus (BID 13911†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014132†). See VDB-25764, VDB-25762, VDB-25761 and VDB-25760 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AIX 6.1

Timelineinfo

08/01/2004 🔍
06/09/2005 +312 days 🔍
07/12/2005 +33 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3529 days 🔍
06/05/2024 +3374 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2236 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2236
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25763
SecurityFocus: 13911 - IBM AIX PAGINIT Local Format String Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1014132

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

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/05/2024 04:40
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (47), 01/14/2018 10:31 (10), 06/05/2024 04:40 (25)
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Cache ID: 216:16F:103

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