IBM AIX 5.2/5.3/6.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3/6.1. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-1355. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3/6.1 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in muxatmd in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a long filename.

The bug was discovered 04/15/2009. The weakness was released 04/21/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-1355 since 04/21/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/01/2019). 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 2380 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39626 (AIX 5.3 TL 6 : devices.common.IBM.atm.rte (U822017)), 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 116376 (IBM AIX "usr/sbin/muxatmd" Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49953), Tenable (39626), SecurityFocus (BID 34543†), OSVDB (53719†) and Secunia (SA34662†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source 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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Nessus ID: 39626
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 6 : devices.common.IBM.atm.rte (U822017)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1355 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1355
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47831

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X-Force: 49953
SecurityFocus: 34543 - IBM AIX 'usr/sbin/muxatmd' Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 34662
OSVDB: 53719 - IBM - AIX - 'usr.sbin.muxatmd' Local Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1022065
Vulnerability Center: 21595 - IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3 and 6.1 \x27usr/sbin/muxatmd\x27 Local Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1056

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/01/2019 16:52
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (79), 09/01/2019 16:52 (4)
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