PT-2003-1357 · Ibm · Aixterm+2

Euan Briggs · Published 2003-03-03 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2003-0087

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AIX versions 4.3 through 5.2

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the libIM library for National Language Support on AIX. This allows local users to potentially gain privileges through various attack vectors, including the use of a long -im argument to aixterm.

Recommendations For AIX versions 4.3 through 5.2, consider restricting access to the aixterm command and limiting the use of the -im argument to prevent potential exploitation of the buffer overflow issue in the libIM library.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0087

Affected Products

Aix

Aixterm

Libim

References · 12

• 🔥 http://idefense.com/advisory/02.12.03.txt · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/22249 · Exploit
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY40307&apar=only · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0087 · Security Note
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY40317&apar=only · Vendor Advisory
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY40320&apar=only · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11309 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/6840 · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0066.html · Note
• http://osvdb.org/7996 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104508375107938&w=2 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104508833214691&w=2 · Note