IBM AIX 6.1/7.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 6.1/7.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-1375. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM AIX 6.1/7.1 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 does not restrict the wpar_limits_config and wpar_limits_modify system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted call.

The issue has been introduced in 11/09/2007. The weakness was disclosed 11/11/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1375. 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 01/15/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1463 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63703 (AIX 7.1 TL 0 : wpar (IV10227)), 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 119748 (IBM AIX WPAR Specific System Call 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 X-Force (71211), Tenable (63703), SecurityFocus (BID 50670†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33885†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 63703
Nessus Name: AIX 7.1 TL 0 : wpar (IV10227)
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11/09/2007 🔍
03/10/2011 +1216 days 🔍
11/11/2011 +246 days 🔍
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11/21/2011 +10 days 🔍
01/24/2013 +430 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +788 days 🔍
01/15/2025 +3586 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-1375 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1375
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59437

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X-Force: 71211
SecurityFocus: 50670
Vulnerability Center: 33885 - IBM AIX 6.1 and 7.1 Local Denial of Service via a Crafted System Call, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/15/2025 11:57
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (55), 04/05/2017 14:51 (8), 11/26/2021 12:08 (2), 11/26/2021 12:16 (1), 01/15/2025 11:57 (16)
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