IBM AIX 5.2/5.3 devices.chrp.base.diag memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the file devices.chrp.base.diag. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0587. There is no exploit available.

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 devices.chrp.base.diag. 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 uspchrp program in devices.chrp.base.diag in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 01/22/2008. The weakness was shared 02/04/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0587 since 02/04/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1841 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29101 (AIX 5.3 TL 6 : devices.chrp.base.diag (U813569)), 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 115920 (IBM AIX "uspchrp" Buffer Overflow).

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 (39910), Tenable (29101), SecurityFocus (BID 27429†), OSVDB (40413†) and Secunia (SA28609†). The entries VDB-3566, VDB-3562, VDB-3563 and VDB-3564 are related to this item. 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
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 29101
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 6 : devices.chrp.base.diag (U813569)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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10/16/2007 +1841 days 🔍
12/03/2007 +48 days 🔍
01/22/2008 +50 days 🔍
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06/01/2025 +3730 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-0587 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0587
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40849

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X-Force: 39910
SecurityFocus: 27429 - IBM AIX 'uspchrp' Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 28609
OSVDB: 40413 - CVE-2008-0587 - IBM - AIX - Buffer-overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 17458 - IBM AIX Uspchrp Command Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Gain Root Privileges or Cause DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0261

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/01/2025 15:29
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (70), 08/04/2019 09:54 (8), 06/01/2025 15:29 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:FB6:103

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