PT-2012-1515 · Ibm · Ibm Aix+1

Published 2012-03-02 · Updated 2018-01-10 · CVE-2011-1385

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 VIOS versions 2.1.x and 2.2.x

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash, by sending an ICMP Echo Reply packet with a specific value in the Identifier field.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For VIOS versions 2.1.x and 2.2.x, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting ICMP Echo Reply packets to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-1385

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

Vios

References · 12

• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV07188 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV13554 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1385 · Security Note
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV03369 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV04695 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV13672 · Vendor Advisory
• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/icmp_advisory.asc · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IV08255 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/52172 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48149 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/79631 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1026742 · Note