AIX 6.1 TL 2 : libc (IZ50121)

There is a race condition in the MALLOCDEBUG debugging component of the malloc subsystem in the library libc.a. A local user can exploit this race condition when executing setuid root programs and thereby overwrite any file in the system. The successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a...

AIX 5.3 TL 7 : pioout (IZ10842)

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the 'printers.rte' fileset commands listed below. A local attacker may execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the commands are setuid root. The following commands are vulnerable : /usr/lib/lpd/pio/etc/pioout The fix for piomkpq for IZ01121 and...

AIX 5.3 TL 10 : cmsd (IZ62123)

There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the calendar daemon library libcsa.a. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability when the rpc.cmsd calendar daemon is enabled in /etc/inetd.conf. The successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code ...

AIX 5.3 TL 8 : unix (IZ21481)

The AIX kernel contains a buffer which can overflow. A local attacker may exploit this overflow to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode or create a denial of service by causing an unexpected system halt. The following files are vulnerable : /usr/lib/boot/unix64 /usr/lib/boot/unixmp...

AIX 5.3 TL 0 : nddstat (IZ17058)

The nddstat family of commands contains an environment variable handling error. A local attacker may exploit this error to execute arbitrary code with root privileges because the commands are setuid root. The following files are vulnerable : /usr/sbin/atmstat /usr/sbin/entstat /usr/sbin/fddistat...

AIX 6.1 TL 1 : qosmod (IZ71870)

There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the qosmod command. A locally authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability if they have they have been assigned the aix.network.config.no role-based access control authorization. The successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a local...

AIX 6.1 TL 2 : libtt (IZ52850)

There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ToolTalk library libtt.a. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability when the rpc.ttdbserver is enabled in /etc/inetd.conf. The successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user...

AIX 6.1 TL 0 : swcons (IZ18341)

A file permission/ownership vulnerability exists in the 'bos.rte.console' fileset command listed below whereby a local attacker may create arbitrary contents within a file owned by root using the 'swcons' command. The local attacker must be a member of the 'system' group gid=0 to execute this...

AIX 6.1 TL 7 : bind9 (IV22555)

Adding records to BIND with zero length rdata fields could result in memory disclosure to client, data corruption or system crash. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The text in the description was extracted from AIX Security Advisory bind9advisory4.asc...

AIX 5.3 TL 12 : pcnfsd (IZ73590)

'An integer overflow vulnerability was reported in the rpc.pcnfsd service within the several systems. The rpc.pcnfsd daemon handles requests from PC-NFS clients for authentication services on remote machines. These services include authentication for mounting and for print spooling. The...

AIX 6.1 TL 5 : ldapauth (IV19097)

AIX could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error in the getpwnam function when customer extended LDAP user filtering is configured. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain lateral or elevated privileges on the system. %NASLMINLEVEL...

AIX 5.2 TL 0 : reboot (IZ15479)

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. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Netwo...

AIX 6.1 TL 0 : bind (IZ56315)

AIX 'named' is an implementation of BIND Berkeley Internet Name Domain providing server functionality for the Domain Name System DNS Protocol. AIX currently ships and supports three versions of BIND: 4, 8, and 9. There is an error in the handling of dynamic update messages in BIND 9. A crafted...

AIX 6.1 TL 6 : syscall (IV22693)

A kernel extension call is exported to user space without proper sanity checks causing a system crash. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The text in the description was extracted from AIX Security Advisory syscalladvisory.asc. include'deprecatednasllevel.inc';...

AIX 7.1 TL 0 : sendmail1 (IV22964)

AIX system set up with stock sendmail will run arbitrary code through a users .forward. This apples to sendmailssl and sendmailnossl. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The text in the description was extracted from AIX Security Advisory sendmail1advisory.asc...

AIX 6.1 TL 6 : ldapauth (IZ97416)

After installing bos.rte.security 6.1.6.4 fileset, an LDAP user will be able to log in with an incorrect password. This occurs only when authtype is set to ldapauth in the /etc/security/ldap/ldap.cfg file. Non-LDAP users can also log in with incorrect passwords if the local users have their SYSTE...

AIX 7.1 TL 1 : wpar (IV08320)

Some WPAR specific system calls may cause undefined behavior, possibly resulting in a denial of service. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The text in the description was extracted from AIX Security Advisory wparadvisory.asc. include'deprecatednasllevel.inc'; include'compat.inc...

AIX 5.3 TL 11 : sendmail (IZ72837)

'sendmail before 8.14.4 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a Common Name CN field of an X.509 certificate, which 1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL-based SMTP servers via a crafted server certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, and 2 allows...

AIX 6.1 TL 7 : fuser (IV28749)

IBM AIX is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper restrictions on the fuser command. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability via the -k argument to kill a process of another user. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The text in the description was extract...

AIX 5.3 TL 12 : syscall (IV22694)

A kernel extension call is exported to user space without proper sanity checks causing a system crash. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The text in the description was extracted from AIX Security Advisory syscalladvisory.asc. include'deprecatednasllevel.inc';...