IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3.0 ftpd denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ftpd. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-6914. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component ftpd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in ftpd in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, including passwords, via unspecified vectors.

The issue has been introduced in 10/01/2002. The weakness was published 01/09/2007 with IBM (Website). The advisory is shared at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-6914 since 01/09/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 1434 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65311 (AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.net.tcp.client (U809506)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115494 (Multiple FTPD Vulnerabilities).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at aix.software.ibm.com. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (65311), SecurityFocus (BID 21941†), OSVDB (32655†), Secunia (SA23688†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017480†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2474, VDB-2490, VDB-2568 and VDB-2570. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 65311
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.net.tcp.client (U809506)
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Patch: aix.software.ibm.com

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10/01/2002 🔍
09/04/2006 +1434 days 🔍
12/31/2006 +118 days 🔍
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04/27/2019 +2236 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Researcher: http://www.ibm.com
Organization: IBM
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-6914 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6914
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2805
SecurityFocus: 21941 - IBM FTPD Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 23688 - IBM AIX ftpd Two Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 32655 - IBM AIX ftpd Unspecified Information Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1017480
Vupen: ADV-2007-0101

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Created: 01/12/2007 09:32
Updated: 04/27/2019 13:03
Changes: 01/12/2007 09:32 (89), 04/27/2019 13:03 (1)
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