Title: IBM AIX Kernel Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Severity: HIGH
Description:
AIX is a UNIX operating system from IBM.
The AIX kernel is prone to a local buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input.
This issue affects the following files:
/usr/lib/boot/unix_64
/usr/lib/boot/unix_mp
/usr/lib/boot/unix_up
No further details have been disclosed. We will update this BID as more information emerges.
Local attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with superuser privileges. Successful exploits will completely compromise affected computers. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial of service.
Affected Products:
- IBM AIX 5.2
- IBM AIX 5.3
- IBM AIX 6.1
References:
- IBM: AIX Homepage
- IBM: AIX unix kernel buffer overflow
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