IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3 FTP Client gets memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3. The affected element is the function gets of the component FTP Client. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-4004. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2.0/5.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function gets of the component FTP Client. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the ftp client in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 and 5.2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger the overflow in a gets function call. NOTE: the client is setuid root on AIX, so this issue crosses privilege boundaries.

The bug was discovered 07/26/2007. The weakness was presented 07/26/2007 with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-4004 since 07/25/2007. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1756 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29051 (AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.net.tcp.client (U812719)), 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 (35627), Exploit-DB (4233), Tenable (29051), SecurityFocus (BID 25077†) and OSVDB (36785†). See VDB-2474, VDB-2490, VDB-2568 and VDB-2570 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 29051
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.net.tcp.client (U812719)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4004 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4004
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38033
X-Force: 35627
SecurityFocus: 25077 - IBM AIX FTP Client Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 26219
OSVDB: 36785 - IBM - AIX - FTP Client - Local Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018465
Vulnerability Center: 20456 - IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 SP6 ftp Client Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Allows Local Code Execution, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-2675

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 06/05/2024 06:48
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (75), 08/23/2019 16:26 (12), 06/05/2024 06:48 (17)
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