IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-4796. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 (Operating System). Affected is some 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in uucp in bos.net.uucp in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 08/16/2007. The weakness was disclosed 09/10/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www14.software.ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-4796 since 09/10/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1653 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28815 (AIX 5.2 TL 9 / 5.2 TL 10 : bos.net.uucp (U810148)), 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 (36448), Tenable (28815), SecurityFocus (BID 25563†), OSVDB (40395†) and Secunia (SA26715†). The entries VDB-38715, VDB-38714, VDB-38713 and VDB-38711 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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: 28815
Nessus Name: AIX 5.2 TL 9 / 5.2 TL 10 : bos.net.uucp (U810148)
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10/01/2002 🔍
03/09/2007 +1620 days 🔍
04/11/2007 +33 days 🔍
08/16/2007 +127 days 🔍
09/05/2007 +20 days 🔍
09/10/2007 +5 days 🔍
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12/03/2007 +84 days 🔍
01/12/2009 +406 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-2007-4796 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4796
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38712
X-Force: 36448
SecurityFocus: 25563 - IBM AIX uucp Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 26715
OSVDB: 40395 - IBM - AIX - uucp - Local Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20429 - IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 uucp Buffer overflow Vulnerability Allows Local Privilege Escalation, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3059

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 08/23/2019 12:59
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (67), 08/23/2019 12:59 (8)
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