IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 bos.rte.console memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3. This impacts an unknown function of the file bos.rte.console. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-4791. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file bos.rte.console. The manipulation 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the swcons command in bos.rte.console in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3504 and CVE-2007-0978.

The bug was discovered 08/20/2007. The weakness was disclosed 05/18/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www14.software.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4791 since 09/10/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1690 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 30676 (AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.console (U810309)), 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 (36440), Tenable (30676), SecurityFocus (BID 25562†), OSVDB (40400†) and Secunia (SA26715†). The entries VDB-38715, VDB-38714, VDB-38713 and VDB-38712 are pretty similar. 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: 30676
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.console (U810309)
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10/01/2002 🔍
05/12/2007 +1684 days 🔍
05/18/2007 +6 days 🔍
05/18/2007 +0 days 🔍
08/20/2007 +93 days 🔍
09/05/2007 +16 days 🔍
09/06/2007 +1 days 🔍
09/10/2007 +3 days 🔍
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02/12/2008 +155 days 🔍
01/12/2009 +335 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2254 days 🔍
08/23/2019 +1621 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www14.software.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-4791 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4791
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38707
X-Force: 36440
SecurityFocus: 25562 - IBM AIX swcons Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 26715
OSVDB: 40400 - IBM AIX bos.rte.console swcons Unspecified Local Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 20435 - IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 swcons Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Allows Local Privilege Escalation, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3059

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Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 08/23/2019 14:29
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (72), 08/23/2019 14:29 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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