Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-5387 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in IBM AIX 6.1/6.1.1/6.1.2
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
Buffer overflow in autoconf6 in IBM AIX 6.1.0 through 6.1.2, when Role-Based Access Control is enabled, allows local users with aix.network.config.tcpip authorization to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
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_U814107.NASL description The remote host is missing AIX PTF U814107, which is related to the security of the package bos.net.tcp.client. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 65359 published 2013-03-14 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/65359 title AIX 6.1 TL 2 : bos.net.tcp.client (U814107) 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 U814107. The text itself is copyright (C) # International Business Machines Corp. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(65359); script_version("1.6"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/16 14:12:49"); script_cve_id("CVE-2008-5387"); script_bugtraq_id(19714); script_name(english:"AIX 6.1 TL 2 : bos.net.tcp.client (U814107)"); script_summary(english:"Check for PTF U814107"); 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 U814107, which is related to the security of the package bos.net.tcp.client." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10641" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ19425" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ25577" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ30230" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ30231" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Install the appropriate missing security-related fix." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_cwe_id(119); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:ibm:aix:6.1"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2007/12/09"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/12/09"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/03/14"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); 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:"610002", patch:"U814107", package:"bos.net.tcp.client.6.1.2.0") < 0 ) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:aix_report_get()); else security_warning(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_U819693.NASL description The remote host is missing AIX PTF U819693, which is related to the security of the package bos.net.tcp.client. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 34866 published 2008-11-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34866 title AIX 6.1 : bos.net.tcp.client (U819693) 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 U819693. The text itself is copyright (C) # International Business Machines Corp. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(34866); script_version ("1.5"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/16 14:12:52"); script_cve_id("CVE-2008-5387"); script_name(english:"AIX 6.1 : bos.net.tcp.client (U819693)"); script_summary(english:"Check for PTF U819693"); 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 U819693, which is related to the security of the package bos.net.tcp.client." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34752" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34753" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value:"Install the appropriate missing security-related fix." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/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:6.1"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/10/14"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/10/14"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/11/24"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 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:"610000", patch:"U819693", package:"bos.net.tcp.client.6.1.0.7") < 0 ) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:aix_report_get()); else security_warning(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_U819774.NASL description The remote host is missing AIX PTF U819774, which is related to the security of the package bos.net.tcp.client. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 65415 published 2013-03-13 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/65415 title AIX 6.1 TL 1 : bos.net.tcp.client (U819774)
Oval
accepted | 2012-03-19T04:01:17.334-04:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
class | vulnerability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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description | Buffer overflow in autoconf6 in IBM AIX 6.1.0 through 6.1.2, when Role-Based Access Control is enabled, allows local users with aix.network.config.tcpip authorization to gain privileges via unspecified vectors. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
family | unix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
id | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
submitted | 2009-08-02T14:02:44-04:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title | Buffer overflow in autoconf6. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
version | 44 |
References
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aix61_advisory.asc
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aix61_advisory.asc
- http://osvdb.org/50216
- http://osvdb.org/50216
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32916
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32916
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32493
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32493
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021289
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021289
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ30231
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ30231
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34393
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34393
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34753
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34753
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6303
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6303