PT-2008-6510 · Ibm · Ibm Aix

Published 2008-12-09 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-5387

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.2

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 6.1.0 through 6.1.2

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in autoconf6 when Role-Based Access Control is enabled, allowing local users with aix.network.config.tcpip authorization to gain privileges. The issue can be exploited via unspecified vectors.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 6.1.0 through 6.1.2, consider disabling Role-Based Access Control as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the aix.network.config.tcpip authorization 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

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5387

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

References · 10

• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34393 · Vendor Advisory
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34753 · Vendor Advisory
• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aix61_advisory.asc · Vendor Advisory
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ30231 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5387 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32916 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021289 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/50216 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6303 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/32493 · Note