IBM AIX 5.3 line memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in IBM AIX 5.3. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation of the argument line can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-4003. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.3 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument line 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:

pioout in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by specifying a malicious library with the -R (ParseRoutine) command line argument.

The bug was discovered 07/26/2007. The weakness was disclosed 07/26/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-4003 since 07/25/2007. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Shell File. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1069 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29167 (AIX 5.2 TL 10 : printers.rte (U814071)), 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 118416 (IBM AIX pioout Arbitrary Library Loading Vulnerability).

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 (35628), Exploit-DB (4232), Tenable (29167), SecurityFocus (BID 25084†) and OSVDB (36786†). The entries VDB-2474, VDB-2490, VDB-2568 and VDB-2570 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 29167
Nessus Name: AIX 5.2 TL 10 : printers.rte (U814071)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4003 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4003
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38032
X-Force: 35628
SecurityFocus: 25084 - IBM AIX Pioout Arbitrary Library Loading Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 26219
OSVDB: 36786 - IBM - AIX - Pioout Arbitrary Library Loading - Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018466
Vulnerability Center: 20459 - IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3-5.3 SP6 pioout Local Code Execution Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-2677

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 06/07/2025 19:40
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (73), 08/23/2019 16:36 (12), 06/05/2024 06:48 (17), 06/07/2025 19:40 (3)
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