Vulnerabilities > CVE-2009-1355 - Buffer Errors vulnerability in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3/6.1
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in muxatmd in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a long filename.
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_IZ48561.NASL description The muxatmd command contains a buffer which can overflow. A local attacker may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following file is vulnerable : /usr/sbin/muxatmd. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 63788 published 2013-01-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63788 title AIX 6.1 TL 1 : muxatmd (IZ48561) NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_IZ48496.NASL description The muxatmd command contains a buffer which can overflow. A local attacker may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following file is vulnerable : /usr/sbin/muxatmd. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 63783 published 2013-01-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63783 title AIX 5.3 TL 0 : muxatmd (IZ48496) NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_U825229.NASL description The remote host is missing AIX PTF U825229, which is related to the security of the package devices.common.IBM.atm.rte. The muxatmd command contains a buffer which can overflow. A local attacker may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following file is vulnerable : /usr/sbin/muxatmd. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 39733 published 2009-07-09 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/39733 title AIX 5.3 TL 9 : devices.common.IBM.atm.rte (U825229) NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_IZ48562.NASL description The muxatmd command contains a buffer which can overflow. A local attacker may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following file is vulnerable : /usr/sbin/muxatmd. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 63789 published 2013-01-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63789 title AIX 6.1 TL 2 : muxatmd (IZ48562) NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_U825576.NASL description The remote host is missing AIX PTF U825576, which is related to the security of the package devices.common.IBM.atm.rte. The muxatmd command contains a buffer which can overflow. A local attacker may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following file is vulnerable : /usr/sbin/muxatmd. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 39205 published 2009-06-04 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/39205 title AIX 6.1 TL 2 : devices.common.IBM.atm.rte (U825576) NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_IZ48502.NASL description The muxatmd command contains a buffer which can overflow. A local attacker may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following file is vulnerable : /usr/sbin/muxatmd. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 63787 published 2013-01-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63787 title AIX 6.1 TL 0 : muxatmd (IZ48502) NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_IZ48499.NASL description The muxatmd command contains a buffer which can overflow. A local attacker may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following file is vulnerable : /usr/sbin/muxatmd. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 63784 published 2013-01-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63784 title AIX 5.3 TL 7 : muxatmd (IZ48499) NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_U825041.NASL description The remote host is missing AIX PTF U825041, which is related to the security of the package devices.common.IBM.atm.rte. The muxatmd command contains a buffer which can overflow. A local attacker may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following file is vulnerable : /usr/sbin/muxatmd. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 39636 published 2009-07-09 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/39636 title AIX 5.3 TL 7 : devices.common.IBM.atm.rte (U825041) NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_IZ48501.NASL description The muxatmd command contains a buffer which can overflow. A local attacker may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following file is vulnerable : /usr/sbin/muxatmd. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 63786 published 2013-01-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63786 title AIX 5.3 TL 9 : muxatmd (IZ48501) NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_IZ48500.NASL description The muxatmd command contains a buffer which can overflow. A local attacker may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following file is vulnerable : /usr/sbin/muxatmd. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 63785 published 2013-01-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63785 title AIX 5.3 TL 8 : muxatmd (IZ48500) NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_IZ48495.NASL description The muxatmd command contains a buffer which can overflow. A local attacker may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following file is vulnerable : /usr/sbin/muxatmd. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 63782 published 2013-01-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63782 title AIX 5.2 TL 0 : muxatmd (IZ48495) NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_U822017.NASL description The remote host is missing AIX PTF U822017, which is related to the security of the package devices.common.IBM.atm.rte. The muxatmd command contains a buffer which can overflow. A local attacker may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following file is vulnerable : /usr/sbin/muxatmd. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 39626 published 2009-07-09 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/39626 title AIX 5.3 TL 6 : devices.common.IBM.atm.rte (U822017) NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_U825763.NASL description The remote host is missing AIX PTF U825763, which is related to the security of the package devices.common.IBM.atm.rte. The muxatmd command contains a buffer which can overflow. A local attacker may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following file is vulnerable : /usr/sbin/muxatmd. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 39275 published 2009-06-04 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/39275 title AIX 6.1 : devices.common.IBM.atm.rte (U825763) NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_U825102.NASL description The remote host is missing AIX PTF U825102, which is related to the security of the package devices.common.IBM.atm.rte. The muxatmd command contains a buffer which can overflow. A local attacker may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following file is vulnerable : /usr/sbin/muxatmd. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 39665 published 2009-07-09 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/39665 title AIX 5.3 TL 8 : devices.common.IBM.atm.rte (U825102) NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_U825657.NASL description The remote host is missing AIX PTF U825657, which is related to the security of the package devices.common.IBM.atm.rte. The muxatmd command contains a buffer which can overflow. A local attacker may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following file is vulnerable : /usr/sbin/muxatmd. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 39240 published 2009-06-04 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/39240 title AIX 6.1 TL 1 : devices.common.IBM.atm.rte (U825657) NASL family AIX Local Security Checks NASL id AIX_U827249.NASL description The remote host is missing AIX PTF U827249, which is related to the security of the package devices.common.IBM.atm.rte. The muxatmd command contains a buffer which can overflow. A local attacker may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the command is setuid root. The following file is vulnerable : /usr/sbin/muxatmd. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 39831 published 2009-07-17 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/39831 title AIX 5.2 TL 10 : devices.common.IBM.atm.rte (U827249)
Oval
accepted | 2009-09-14T04:00:12.560-04:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
class | vulnerability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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description | Stack-based buffer overflow in muxatmd in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a long filename. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
family | unix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
id | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6402 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
submitted | 2009-08-01T16:26:02-04:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title | Stack-based buffer overflow in muxatmd. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
version | 42 |
References
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/muxatmd_advisory.asc
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=784
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34662
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ48495
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ48496
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ48499
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ48500
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ48501
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ48502
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ48561
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ48562
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34543
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022065
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1056
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6402