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IBM AIX Perl Regular Expressions Unicode Data Buffer Overflow

Secunia Advisory:

SA28167

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Release Date:

2007-12-19

Last Update:

2008-03-12

Popularity:

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Critical:

Moderately critical

Impact:

DoS
System access

Where:

From remote

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

OS:

AIX 5.x
AIX 6.x

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Solution:
Apply interim fix.
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/perl_ifix.tar

Apply APARs as soon as they become available.

AIX 5.2:
APAR IZ10220 (available approximately 05/14/2008)

AIX 5.3 through TL06:
APAR IZ10244

AIX 5.3 TL07:
APAR IZ10245

AIX 6.1:
APAR IZ10245

NOTE: The vendor has updated the interim fix with PTFs for APARs IY98394 and IY98395 on 2007-12-19. Apply the new interim fix (please see IBM Security Advisory).

Changelog:
2007-12-20: Updated "Solution" section with information about updated interim fix.
2008-03-12: Updated "Solution" section. APARs IZ10244 and IZ10245 are reportedly available. Added links to IBM.

Original Advisory:
IBM:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/...criptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4170
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/...criptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4171
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/...criptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4172
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README

Other References:
SA27546:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27546/

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