IBM AIX 5.3 swcons memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.3 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component swcons. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2005-2237. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.3 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component swcons. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The issue has been introduced in 08/01/2004. The weakness was shared 07/12/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2237 since 07/12/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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 X-Force (22916), SecurityFocus (BID 13921†), SecurityTracker (ID 1014132†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21246†). The entries VDB-1868, VDB-25763, VDB-25762 and VDB-25761 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source 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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AIX 6.1

Timelineinfo

08/01/2004 🔍
06/09/2005 +312 days 🔍
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07/12/2005 +33 days 🔍
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03/10/2009 +1337 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +2192 days 🔍
01/14/2018 +1040 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2237 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2237
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25764
X-Force: 22916
SecurityFocus: 13921 - IBM AIX Swcons Command Line Argument Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1014132
Vulnerability Center: 21246 - IBM AIX 5.3 Swcons Command Local DoS or Code Execution with Root Privileges 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 (55), 01/14/2018 10:31 (10)
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Cache ID: 216:755:103

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