VDB-52041 · CVE-2010-0922 · BID 38444

IBM AIX 5.3 Installation denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM AIX 5.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Installation. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2010-0922. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM AIX 5.3 (Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component Installation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in secldapclntd in IBM AIX 5.3 with SP 5300-11-02 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (LDAP login failure) via unknown vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: there may be no attacker role, and the issue may be triggered entirely by an administrator's installation of an official service pack.

The issue has been introduced in 08/01/2004. The weakness was released 03/03/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at www14.software.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0922 since 03/03/2010. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2040 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 38444†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38685†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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08/01/2004 🔍
02/28/2010 +2037 days 🔍
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03/03/2010 +3 days 🔍
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03/03/2010 +0 days 🔍
03/11/2013 +1104 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +737 days 🔍
05/01/2026 +4062 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www14.software.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-0922 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0922
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52041
SecurityFocus: 38444 - IBM AIX LDAP Login Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 38685 - IBM AIX 5.3 Secldapclntd Unspecified Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS via Unspecified Vectors, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 05/01/2026 14:26
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (56), 04/25/2017 11:43 (4), 05/01/2026 14:26 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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