IBM AIX 5.2/5.3/6.1 Filesystem denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3/6.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Filesystem. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1594. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3/6.1 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Filesystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The kernel in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly handle resizing JFS2 filesystems on concurrent volume groups spread across multiple nodes, which allows local users of one node to cause a denial of service (remote node crash) by using chfs or lreducelv to reduce a filesystem s size.

The bug was discovered 03/11/2008. The weakness was shared 03/31/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1594 since 03/31/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 2008 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41159), SecurityFocus (BID 28467†), OSVDB (43124†), SecurityTracker (ID 1019606†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-19232†). The entries VDB-41783, VDB-41782, VDB-41781 and VDB-41780 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1594 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1594
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41779

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X-Force: 41159
SecurityFocus: 28467 - IBM AIX Kernel Security Advisory 2008.03.26 Multiple Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 43124 - CVE-2008-1594 - IBM AIX - Denial-of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019606
Vulnerability Center: 19232 - IBM AIX JFS2 Filesystems Handling Vulnerability Allows Local Attackers to Cause DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0865

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/15/2019 19:02
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (68), 08/15/2019 19:02 (3)
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