IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4236. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 (Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in lpd in bos.rte.printers in AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users with printq group privileges to gain root privileges.

The bug was discovered 07/24/2007. The weakness was published 08/08/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-4236 since 08/08/2007. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1681 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28834 (AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.printers (U810282)), 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 even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35642), Tenable (28834), SecurityFocus (BID 25078†), OSVDB (36784†) and Secunia (SA26219†). Similar entries are available at VDB-38237, VDB-38236, VDB-38033 and VDB-38032. 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: 28834
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.printers (U810282)
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10/01/2002 🔍
05/09/2007 +1681 days 🔍
05/09/2007 +0 days 🔍
07/24/2007 +76 days 🔍
07/26/2007 +2 days 🔍
07/27/2007 +1 days 🔍
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12/03/2007 +117 days 🔍
01/12/2009 +406 days 🔍
03/15/2015 +2253 days 🔍
08/23/2019 +1622 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-4236 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4236
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38235
X-Force: 35642
SecurityFocus: 25078 - IBM LPD Command Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 26219
OSVDB: 36784 - IBM - LPD Command - Local Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018467
Vulnerability Center: 20452 - AIX 5.2 and 5.3 lpd Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Allows Local Privilege Escalation, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2678

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 08/23/2019 16:20
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (65), 08/23/2019 16:20 (13)
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