IBM AIX 5.3/6.1/7.1 ICMP Packet Parser resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM AIX 5.3/6.1/7.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component ICMP Packet Parser. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2011-1385. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM AIX 5.3/6.1/7.1 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ICMP Packet Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, and VIOS 2.1.x and 2.2.x, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an ICMP Echo Reply packet that contains 1 in the Identifier field, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0194.

The issue has been introduced in 08/01/2004. The weakness was presented 02/24/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1385 since 03/10/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2763 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72841 (AIX 6.1 TL 7 : bos.net.tcp.client (U846071)), 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 120118 (IBM AIX ICMP Packet Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at aix.software.ibm.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12157.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (72841), SecurityFocus (BID 52172†), OSVDB (79631†), Secunia (SA48149†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1026742†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 72841
Nessus Name: AIX 6.1 TL 7 : bos.net.tcp.client (U846071)
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Patch: aix.software.ibm.com
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-1385 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1385
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4663

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SecurityFocus: 52172 - IBM AIX CVE-2011-1385 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 48149 - IBM AIX ICMP Packet Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 79631
SecurityTracker: 1026742
Vulnerability Center: 34550 - IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 Remote DoS Vulnerability via Crafted ICMP Packets, High

Entryinfo

Created: 02/29/2012 01:00
Updated: 01/14/2025 16:59
Changes: 02/29/2012 01:00 (68), 04/09/2017 15:01 (10), 03/21/2021 07:24 (3), 12/23/2024 13:13 (17), 01/14/2025 16:59 (2)
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