5470 : IBM AIX muxatmd Overflow
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Disclosure

Sep 26, 2001

Discovery

Unknown

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Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

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Description

A buffer overflow exists in IBM AIX muxatmd daemon. The program fails to validate input resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause core dumps and possibly execute code resulting in a loss of confidentiality and/or integrity.

Classification

Location: Unknown Location
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade AIX using the APAR numbers AIX 5.1:  IY23847 and AIX 4.3: IY23402 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

International Business Machines Corporation
Watch-list
AIX
Watch-list
4.3
5.1

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