5585 : IBM AIX libi18n Library Long LANG Variable Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2001-06-28

Keywords

MSS-OAR-E01-2001:271.1

Description

A local buffer overflow exists in IBM AIX library libi18n. The library function _GETLAYOUTINITFUNC fails to validate the length of the LANG environment variable resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can gain root privileges resulting in a loss of confidentiality and/or integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
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:  IY21309 and AIX 4.3:  IY20867 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

References

Credit

  • Troy Bollinger - IBM MSSD

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

Access_vector_0 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

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