8005 : IBM AIX mail/mailx Long Argument Overflow
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This vulnerability has been flagged as being a Myth/Fake.

Timeline

Disclosure Date
2002-04-30

Keywords

IY30431

Description

A local overflow exists in IBM AIX. The mail/mailx command fails to validate input resulting in a possible buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause arbitrary command execution. The mail/mailx utility is not SUID and thus does not result in privilege escalation nor loss of confidentiality and/or integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Impact Unknown
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Myth / Fake

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.3.3 (APAR IY29516), 5.1.0 (APAR IY28170) or higher,
as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required
as there are no known workarounds.

Products

International Business Machines Corporation	AIX	4.3.3
		5.1.0

References

CVE ID: 2002-0743 (see also: NVD)
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2002-q2/0005.html
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY28170
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY29516
Keyword: IY30431

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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