IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2007-4797. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. 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:

Multiple buffer overflows in unspecified svprint (System V print) commands in bos.svprint.rte in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 08/20/2007. The weakness was presented 08/08/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at www14.software.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4797 since 09/10/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 1772 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28971 (AIX 5.2 TL 10 : bos.svprint.rte (U812051)), 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 (36444), Tenable (28971), SecurityFocus (BID 25561†), OSVDB (40394†) and Secunia (SA26715†). See VDB-38715, VDB-38714, VDB-38712 and VDB-38711 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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: 28971
Nessus Name: AIX 5.2 TL 10 : bos.svprint.rte (U812051)
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10/01/2002 🔍
08/08/2007 +1772 days 🔍
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08/20/2007 +11 days 🔍
09/05/2007 +16 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-2007-4797 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4797
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38713
X-Force: 36444
SecurityFocus: 25561 - IBM AIX svprint Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 26715
OSVDB: 40394 - IBM AIX bos.svprint.rte svprint (System V print) Commands Multiple Unspecified Local Overflows
Vulnerability Center: 20428 - IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 bos.svprint.rte Multiple Buffer Overflows Allows Local Privilege Escalation, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3059

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 08/23/2019 12:54
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (71), 08/23/2019 12:54 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:B44:103

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