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. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-4353. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown functionality. 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:

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users in the system group to gain root privileges via unspecified vectors involving the (1) chpath, (2) rmpath, and (3) devinstall programs in bos.rte.methods.

The issue has been introduced in 10/01/2002. The weakness was presented 08/14/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-4353 since 08/14/2007. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1745 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28943 (AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.methods (U811914)), 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 115594 (IBM AIX libodm Buffer Overflow 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 (35971), Tenable (28943), SecurityFocus (BID 25270†), OSVDB (36791†) and Secunia (SA26420†). See VDB-2474, VDB-2490, VDB-2568 and VDB-2570 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 28943
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.methods (U811914)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4353 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4353
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38333
X-Force: 35971
SecurityFocus: 25270 - IBM AIX Configuration Commands Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26420
OSVDB: 36791 - IBM AIX bos.rte.methods rmpath Unspecified Local Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1018549
Vulnerability Center: 20446 - IBM AIX 5.2 , 5.3 Configuration Commands Multiple Buffer Overflows Allow Local Privilege Escalation, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2860

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Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 06/07/2025 21:27
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (67), 08/23/2019 15:55 (11), 06/07/2025 21:27 (18)
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