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 affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-4795. There is not any exploit available.

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:

Buffer overflow in mkpath in bos.rte.methods in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long ODM name.

The bug was discovered 08/20/2007. The weakness was released 09/10/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www14.software.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-4795 since 09/10/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 1487 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65282 (AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.methods (U804478)), 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 (36441), Tenable (65282), SecurityFocus (BID 25558†), OSVDB (40396†) and Secunia (SA26715†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-38715, VDB-38714, VDB-38713 and VDB-38712. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 65282
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.methods (U804478)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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10/01/2002 🔍
10/27/2006 +1487 days 🔍
08/20/2007 +297 days 🔍
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09/05/2007 +16 days 🔍
09/10/2007 +5 days 🔍
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01/12/2009 +490 days 🔍
03/13/2013 +1521 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +733 days 🔍
08/23/2019 +1621 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www14.software.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-4795 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4795
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38711
X-Force: 36441
SecurityFocus: 25558 - IBM AIX mkpath Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 26715
OSVDB: 40396 - IBM - AIX - mkpath Local Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20430 - IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 mkpath Buffer Overflow Allows Local Privilege Escalation, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3059

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 08/23/2019 13:04
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (68), 08/23/2019 13:04 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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