IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 swcons -p memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the component swcons. This manipulation of the argument -p causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-4217. No exploit exists. The affected component should be disabled.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component swcons. The manipulation of the argument -p 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. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the domacro function in ftp in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long parameter to a macro, as demonstrated by executing a macro via the $ command.

The issue has been introduced in 10/01/2002. The weakness was disclosed 10/31/2007 by Alex DeLarge with iDefense (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www14.software.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4217 since 08/08/2007. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1856 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28980 (AIX 5.2 TL 10 : bos.net.tcp.client (U812065)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118418 (IBM AIX FTP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ibm.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38162), Tenable (28980), SecurityFocus (BID 26260†), Secunia (SA27437†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018871†). The entries VDB-3421, VDB-3428, VDB-3424 and VDB-3425 are pretty similar. 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
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 28980
Nessus Name: AIX 5.2 TL 10 : bos.net.tcp.client (U812065)
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Recommended: Disable
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Patch: ibm.com

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10/01/2002 🔍
08/08/2007 +1772 days 🔍
10/30/2007 +83 days 🔍
10/31/2007 +1 days 🔍
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11/01/2007 +1 days 🔍
11/05/2007 +4 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www14.software.ibm.com
Researcher: Alex DeLarge
Organization: iDefense
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4217 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4217
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3427
X-Force: 38162
SecurityFocus: 26260 - IBM AIX ftp Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 27437 - IBM AIX Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1018871
Vupen: ADV-2007-3669

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Created: 11/01/2007 09:21
Updated: 06/07/2025 19:20
Changes: 11/01/2007 09:21 (71), 01/14/2018 10:24 (9), 03/16/2021 08:02 (3), 06/07/2025 19:20 (20)
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