IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3 WebSM denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component WebSM. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-2995. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component WebSM. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in sysmgt.websm.rte in IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 has unknown impact and attack vectors.

The bug was discovered 03/12/2007. The weakness was published 05/24/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-2995 since 06/04/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1616 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28906 (AIX 5.2 TL 9 : sysmgt.websm.framework (U811272)), 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.

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 X-Force (34631), Tenable (28906), SecurityFocus (BID 24240†), OSVDB (36741†) and Secunia (SA25458†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 28906
Nessus Name: AIX 5.2 TL 9 : sysmgt.websm.framework (U811272)
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10/01/2002 🔍
03/05/2007 +1616 days 🔍
03/12/2007 +7 days 🔍
03/12/2007 +0 days 🔍
05/24/2007 +73 days 🔍
05/30/2007 +5 days 🔍
05/31/2007 +1 days 🔍
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06/04/2007 +3 days 🔍
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12/03/2007 +182 days 🔍
01/12/2009 +406 days 🔍
03/15/2015 +2253 days 🔍
08/23/2019 +1622 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-2995 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2995
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37090
X-Force: 34631
SecurityFocus: 24240 - IBM Web-based System Manager Unspecified Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 25458
OSVDB: 36741 - IBM AIX sysmgt.websm.rte (WebSM) Unspecified DoS
SecurityTracker: 1018178
Vulnerability Center: 20466 - IBM AIX 5.2.0 and 5.3.0 Web-based System Manager Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-2003

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 08/23/2019 16:57
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (68), 08/23/2019 16:57 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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