Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-1601 - Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the reboot program on IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users in the shutdown group to gain privileges.
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 family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_U816674.NASL description The remote host is missing AIX PTF U816674, which is related to the security of the package bos.rte.control. The reboot command contains a stack based buffer overflow. A local attacker in the shutdown group may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following files are vulnerable : /usr/sbin/reboot. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 65392 published 2013-03-13 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/65392 title AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.control (U816674) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted # from AIX Security PTF U816674. The text itself is copyright (C) # International Business Machines Corp. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(65392); script_version("1.2"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/16 14:12:51"); script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1601"); script_name(english:"AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.control (U816674)"); script_summary(english:"Check for PTF U816674"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote AIX host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "The remote host is missing AIX PTF U816674, which is related to the security of the package bos.rte.control. The reboot command contains a stack based buffer overflow. A local attacker in the shutdown group may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following files are vulnerable : /usr/sbin/reboot." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ15480" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Install the appropriate missing security-related fix." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_cwe_id(119); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:ibm:aix:5.3"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/02/13"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/02/13"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/03/13"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"AIX Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AIX/oslevel", "Host/AIX/version", "Host/AIX/lslpp"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("aix.inc"); if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/AIX/version") ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "AIX"); if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/AIX/lslpp") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if ( aix_check_patch(ml:"530006", patch:"U816674", package:"bos.rte.control.5.3.0.66") < 0 ) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:aix_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_IZ15480.NASL description The reboot command contains a stack based buffer overflow. A local attacker in the shutdown group may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following files are vulnerable : /usr/sbin/reboot. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 63757 published 2013-01-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63757 title AIX 5.3 TL 0 : reboot (IZ15480) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The text in the description was extracted from AIX Security # Advisory reboot_advisory.asc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(63757); script_version("1.3"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/16 14:12:49"); script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1601"); script_name(english:"AIX 5.3 TL 0 : reboot (IZ15480)"); script_summary(english:"Check for APAR IZ15480"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote AIX host is missing a security patch." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "The reboot command contains a stack based buffer overflow. A local attacker in the shutdown group may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following files are vulnerable : /usr/sbin/reboot." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/reboot_advisory.asc" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Install the appropriate interim fix." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_cwe_id(119); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:ibm:aix:5.3"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/03/11"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/03/11"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/01/24"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"AIX Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/AIX/lslpp", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AIX/version"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("aix.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/AIX/version") ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "AIX"); if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/AIX/lslpp") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); if ( get_kb_item("Host/AIX/emgr_failure" ) ) exit(0, "This iFix check is disabled because : "+get_kb_item("Host/AIX/emgr_failure") ); flag = 0; if (aix_check_ifix(release:"5.3", ml:"00", patch:"IZ15480_05", package:"bos.rte.control", minfilesetver:"5.3.0.50", maxfilesetver:"5.3.0.51") < 0) flag++; if (aix_check_ifix(release:"5.3", ml:"00", patch:"IZ15480_05", package:"bos.rte.control", minfilesetver:"5.3.0.60", maxfilesetver:"5.3.0.65") < 0) flag++; if (aix_check_ifix(release:"5.3", ml:"00", patch:"IZ15480_06", package:"bos.rte.control", minfilesetver:"5.3.0.50", maxfilesetver:"5.3.0.51") < 0) flag++; if (aix_check_ifix(release:"5.3", ml:"00", patch:"IZ15480_06", package:"bos.rte.control", minfilesetver:"5.3.0.60", maxfilesetver:"5.3.0.65") < 0) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:aix_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_U815015.NASL description The remote host is missing AIX PTF U815015, which is related to the security of the package bos.rte.control. The reboot command contains a stack based buffer overflow. A local attacker in the shutdown group may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following files are vulnerable : /usr/sbin/reboot. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 65366 published 2013-03-13 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/65366 title AIX 5.2 TL 10 : bos.rte.control (U815015) code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted # from AIX Security PTF U815015. The text itself is copyright (C) # International Business Machines Corp. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(65366); script_version("1.2"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/16 14:12:51"); script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1601"); script_name(english:"AIX 5.2 TL 10 : bos.rte.control (U815015)"); script_summary(english:"Check for PTF U815015"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote AIX host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "The remote host is missing AIX PTF U815015, which is related to the security of the package bos.rte.control. The reboot command contains a stack based buffer overflow. A local attacker in the shutdown group may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following files are vulnerable : /usr/sbin/reboot." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ15479" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Install the appropriate missing security-related fix." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_cwe_id(119); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:ibm:aix:5.2"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/02/13"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/02/13"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/03/13"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"AIX Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AIX/oslevel", "Host/AIX/version", "Host/AIX/lslpp"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("aix.inc"); if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/AIX/version") ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "AIX"); if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/AIX/lslpp") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if ( aix_check_patch(ml:"520010", patch:"U815015", package:"bos.rte.control.5.2.0.108") < 0 ) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:aix_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_IZ15479.NASL description The reboot command contains a stack based buffer overflow. A local attacker in the shutdown group may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following files are vulnerable : /usr/sbin/reboot. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 63756 published 2013-01-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63756 title AIX 5.2 TL 0 : reboot (IZ15479)
Oval
accepted | 2008-07-07T04:00:25.341-04:00 | ||||||||||||||||
class | vulnerability | ||||||||||||||||
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description | Stack-based buffer overflow in the reboot program on IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users in the shutdown group to gain privileges. | ||||||||||||||||
family | unix | ||||||||||||||||
id | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5497 | ||||||||||||||||
status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
submitted | 2008-04-11T15:10:44.000-05:00 | ||||||||||||||||
title | IBM AIX Buffer Overflow in 'reboot' Command Lets Local Users Execute Arbitrary Code | ||||||||||||||||
version | 43 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29347
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019602
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ15479
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ15480
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0865
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4162
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4163
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4164
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5497