IBM AIX 5.3/6.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM AIX 5.3/6.1 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-0779. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM AIX 5.3/6.1 (Operating System). 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:

Buffer overflow in pppdial in IBM AIX 5.3 and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a long "input string."

The bug was discovered 02/19/2009. The weakness was published 02/19/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0779 since 03/04/2009. 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/28/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1663 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65447 (AIX 6.1 TL 4 : bos.net.ppp (U823317)), 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 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48855), Tenable (65447), SecurityFocus (BID 33852†), OSVDB (52179†) and Secunia (SA34005†). 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: 65447
Nessus Name: AIX 6.1 TL 4 : bos.net.ppp (U823317)
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08/01/2004 🔍
02/19/2009 +1663 days 🔍
02/19/2009 +0 days 🔍
02/20/2009 +1 days 🔍
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02/23/2009 +3 days 🔍
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03/04/2009 +8 days 🔍
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03/13/2013 +1470 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +734 days 🔍
08/28/2019 +1625 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0779 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0779
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46945
X-Force: 48855
SecurityFocus: 33852 - IBM AIX 'pppdial' Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 34005
OSVDB: 52179 - IBM AIX pppdial Input String Handling Local Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1021741
Vulnerability Center: 21046 - IBM AIX 5.3 and 6.1 \x27pppdial\x27 Program Buffer Overflow Local Code Execution and DoS Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-0487

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/28/2019 10:00
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (72), 08/28/2019 10:00 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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