PT-2010-4795 · Ibm · Vios+1

Published 2010-09-16 · Updated 2018-11-28 · CVE-2010-3405

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 6.1, 5.3, and earlier VIOS versions 2.1, 1.5, and earlier

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the sa snap component of the bos.esagent fileset, allowing local users who are members of the system group to gain privileges. The issue can be exploited via unspecified vectors.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 6.1, 5.3, and earlier, consider restricting system group membership to minimize the risk of exploitation. For VIOS versions 2.1, 1.5, and earlier, consider restricting system group membership to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-3405

Affected Products

Aix

Vios

References · 15

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3405 · Security Note
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ81819 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ83909 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ82245 · Vendor Advisory
• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/sa_snap_advisory.asc · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ84167 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ83975 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ82630 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ83942 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/43207 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1024430 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61774 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/41446 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12214 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2377 · Note