CVE-2009-2434

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-2434
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-07-13 14:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the syscall implementation in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.osvdb.org/55727 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org Patch
IBM AIX 'syscall' Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
SecurityTracker.com Archives - IBM AIX syscall Buffer Overflow Has Unspecified Impact af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
IBM IZ54714: SYSCALL BUFFER OVERFLOW VULNERABILITY APPLIES TO AIX 5300-12 - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
IBM AIX "syscall" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM IZ54713: SYSCALL BUFFER OVERFLOW VULNERABILITY APPLIES TO AIX 5300-11 - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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