IBM OS400 V6r1m0 brsmrcvandcheck memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM OS400 V6r1m0 and classified as problematic. This affects the function brsmrcvandcheck. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-2709. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM OS400 V6r1m0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function brsmrcvandcheck. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the BrSmRcvAndCheck function in the RCHMGR module on IBM OS/400 V5R4M0, V5R4M5, and V6R1M0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (task halt and main storage dump) via unspecified vectors involving the running of diagnostics on a modem port. NOTE: there might be limited attack scenarios.

The weakness was disclosed 06/16/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2709 since 06/16/2008. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42984), SecurityFocus (BID 29660†) and Secunia (SA30554†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for 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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2709 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2709
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42787
X-Force: 42984 - IBM OS/400 BrSmRcvAndCheck buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 29660 - IBM OS/400 'BrSmRcvAndCheck()' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 30554 - IBM OS/400 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-1799

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 11/12/2017 14:14
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (52), 11/12/2017 14:14 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:2C4:103

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