PT-2005-4194 · Ibm · Aix

Lone Rider Knight · Published 2005-11-01 · Updated 2017-10-11 · CVE-2005-3396

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 5.2 through 5.3

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the chcons (chcon) command when DEBUG MALLOC is enabled. This could potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a long command line argument.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 5.2 through 5.3, consider disabling the DEBUG MALLOC feature as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-3396

Affected Products

Aix

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3396 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015122 · Patch
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY78253 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17380 · Vendor Advisory
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY78241 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2253 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5470 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/15247 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/261 · Note