IBM AIX Perl Interpreter Local Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:24241

Info

IBM AIX Perl Interpreter Local Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 24241
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2007-2996
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 30 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:37PM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: IBM AIX 5300-06
IBM AIX 5200-10
IBM AIX 5.3
IBM AIX 5.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

IBM AIX Perl Interpreter Local Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

IBM AIX is prone to a vulnerability that lets local attackers execute arbitrary code.

To exploit this issue, the attacker must wait for a victim to execute a certain binary distributed with the vulnerable fileset.

The attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of another user. Successful exploits may facilitate a compromise of affected computers or lead to other attacks.

Exploit / POC

IBM AIX Perl Interpreter Local Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

IBM AIX Perl Interpreter Local Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an advisory and fixes to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


IBM AIX 5200-10

IBM AIX 5.2

IBM AIX 5.3

IBM AIX 5300-06

References

IBM AIX Perl Interpreter Local Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

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