CVE-2009-0779

Summary

CVECVE-2009-0779
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-03-04 11:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in pppdial in IBM AIX 5.3 and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a long "input string."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Ibm Aix 5.3 All All All
Operating System Ibm Aix 6.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM AIX "pppdial" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM IZ44220: PPPDIAL BUFFER OVERFLOW VULNERABILITY APPLIES TO AIX 5300-11 - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM IZ44388: PPPDIAL BUFFER OVERFLOW VULNERABILITY APPLIES TO AIX 6100-04 - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM AIX Buffer Overflow in 'pppdial' May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
IBM IZ44199: PPPDIAL BUFFER OVERFLOW VULNERABILITY APPLIES TO AIX 5300-10 - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/52179 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
IBM AIX 'pppdial' Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM IZ44332: PPPDIAL BUFFER OVERFLOW VULNERABILITY APPLIES TO AIX 6100-03 - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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