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IBM AIX rpc.cmsd Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA36978
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Release Date:
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2009-10-08
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Last Update:
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2009-11-09
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Popularity:
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1,227 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | AIX 5.x
AIX 6.x
IBM Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) 1.x
IBM Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) 2.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in IBM AIX, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the calendar daemon library "libcsa.a". This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted request with an overly long argument for remote procedure 21 to the Calendar Manager Service Daemon (rpc.cmsd).
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code with root privileges.
The vulnerability is reported in AIX 5.3 and 6.1, and VIOS 1.4, 1.5, and 2.1. Prior versions may also be affected.
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