PT-2005-3164 · Ibm · Aix

Published 2005-07-12 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-2235

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: IBM AIX versions 5.1 through 5.3

Description: A buffer overflow issue exists in the diagTasksWebSM command, potentially allowing local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments.

Recommendations: For IBM AIX versions 5.1 through 5.3, consider restricting access to the diagTasksWebSM command until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using long command line arguments with the diagTasksWebSM command to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2235

Affected Products

Aix

References · 6

• http://caughq.org/advisories/CAU-2005-0004.txt · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/15636 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/13912 · Patch
• http://security-focus.com/advisories/8819 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2235 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014132 · Note