VDB-51231 · CVE-2009-4362 · BID 37412

IBM AIX 6.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 6.1. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-4362. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM AIX 6.1 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in qosmod in IBM AIX 6.1 allow local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly gain privileges via long string arguments. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The issue has been introduced in 11/09/2007. The weakness was released 12/21/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-4362 since 12/21/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/04/2025). 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 773 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117014 (IBM AIX "qoslist" Command Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

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 SecurityFocus (BID 37412†), Secunia (SA37833†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38686†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-51230. 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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11/09/2007 🔍
12/16/2009 +768 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +737 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-4362 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4362
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51231
SecurityFocus: 37412 - IBM AIX 'qosmod' Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 37833
Vulnerability Center: 38686 - IBM AIX 6.1 \x27qosmod\x27 Multiple Buffer Overflows Allow Local DoS via Long String Arguments, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-3600

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 02/04/2025 22:54
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (57), 04/25/2017 11:43 (5), 02/04/2025 22:54 (18)
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