IBM AIX up to 5.3.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2010-3187. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in IBM AIX (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. 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 ftpd in IBM AIX 5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long NLST command.

The weakness was disclosed 07/18/2010 by kingcope (Website). The advisory is shared at aix.software.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3187 since 08/30/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/21/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

A public exploit has been developed by kingcope in Perl and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 52217 (AIX 5.3 TL 12 : bos.net.tcp.client (U838600)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118443 (IBM AIX ftpd Remote Code Execution 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 Exploit-DB (14456), Tenable (52217), SecurityFocus (BID 41762†), OSVDB (66576†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1024368†). 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: kingcope
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Nessus ID: 52217
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 12 : bos.net.tcp.client (U838600)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: aix.software.ibm.com
Researcher: kingcope
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-3187 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3187
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54577

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SecurityFocus: 41762 - IBM AIX FTP Server 'NLST' Command Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 66576 - IBM AIX FTP NLST Command Crafted Parameter Core Dump Password Hash Remote Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1024368 - IBM AIX Buffer Overflow in ftpd Lets Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 27037 - IBM AIX FTP Server 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.3.9 through 5.3.12 Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability via \x27NLST\x27 Commands, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 01/21/2025 06:59
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (62), 05/04/2019 14:19 (22), 09/24/2021 08:56 (2), 06/05/2024 18:10 (15), 01/21/2025 06:59 (2)
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