Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-0586 - Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3

047910
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
ibm
CWE-119
nessus
NVD
Published: 2008-02-05
Updated: 2017-09-29

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to the (1) lchangevg, (2) ldeletepv, (3) putlvodm, (4) lvaryoffvg, and (5) lvgenminor programs in bos.rte.lvm; and the (6) tellclvmd program in bos.clvm.enh.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Ibm
2

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

  • NASL familyAIX Local Security Checks
    NASL idAIX_U815028.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is missing AIX PTF U815028, which is related to the security of the package bos.rte.lvm.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id65367
    published2013-03-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/65367
    titleAIX 5.2 TL 10 : bos.rte.lvm (U815028)
  • NASL familyAIX Local Security Checks
    NASL idAIX_U811870.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is missing AIX PTF U811870, which is related to the security of the package bos.rte.lvm.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id30835
    published2008-02-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/30835
    titleAIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.lvm (U811870)
  • NASL familyAIX Local Security Checks
    NASL idAIX_U810245.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is missing AIX PTF U810245, which is related to the security of the package bos.rte.lvm.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id65322
    published2013-03-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/65322
    titleAIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.lvm (U810245)
  • NASL familyAIX Local Security Checks
    NASL idAIX_U804573.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is missing AIX PTF U804573, which is related to the security of the package bos.rte.lvm.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id65287
    published2013-03-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/65287
    titleAIX 5.3 TL 7 : bos.rte.lvm (U804573)

Oval

accepted2008-08-18T04:00:50.597-04:00
classvulnerability
contributors
nameMichael Wood
organizationHewlett-Packard
definition_extensions
  • commentIBM AIX 5.2 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:5189
  • commentIBM AIX 5300-06 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:4813
  • commentIBM AIX 5300-07 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:5707
descriptionMultiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to the (1) lchangevg, (2) ldeletepv, (3) putlvodm, (4) lvaryoffvg, and (5) lvgenminor programs in bos.rte.lvm; and the (6) tellclvmd program in bos.clvm.enh.
familyunix
idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:5704
statusaccepted
submitted2008-04-18T15:10:44.000-05:00
titleAIX Logical Volume Manager buffer overflow
version42

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