PT-2005-3167 · Ibm · Ibm Aix

Published 2005-07-12 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-2238

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: IBM AIX versions 5.1 through 5.3

Description: The issue allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service, resulting in port exhaustion and memory consumption, by utilizing all ephemeral ports.

Recommendations: For IBM AIX versions 5.1 through 5.3, consider restricting access to the ftpd service to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, limit the number of concurrent connections to prevent port exhaustion. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2238

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2238 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014421 · Patch