17257 : IBM AIX bos.rte.control pdisable Command Line Argument Local Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2005-06-06

Description

A local overflow exists in AIX. The 'pdisable' command fails to perform proper bounds checking resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request containing an overly long command line argument, a malicious user can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

IBM Corporation

AIX

5.3

References

Security Tracker: 1014132
Secunia Advisory ID: 15636
Related OSVDB ID: 17256 17258 17259 17260 17261
CVE ID: 2005-2233 (see also: NVD)
ISS X-Force ID: 20936
Keyword: CAU-2005-0006
Other Advisory URL: http://www.caughq.org/advisories/CAU-2005-0006.txt
Vendor URL: http://www.ibm.com/us/

Credit

intropy - intropycaughq.org -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-07-13 | Disagree?

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