IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2007-1798. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown function. 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 drmgr command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long path name.

The issue has been introduced in 10/01/2002. The weakness was presented 03/29/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-1798 since 04/02/2007. 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 structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/11/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1641 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33354), OSVDB (34981†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017841†). 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: 8.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/01/2002 🔍
03/29/2007 +1640 days 🔍
04/02/2007 +3 days 🔍
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04/03/2007 +1 days 🔍
04/17/2007 +14 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2886 days 🔍
04/11/2019 +1490 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-1798 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1798
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35938

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X-Force: 33354
OSVDB: 34981 - IBM AIX drmgr Path Name Local Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1017841
Vupen: ADV-2007-1186

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/11/2019 22:53
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (52), 04/11/2019 22:53 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:DB0:103

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