IBM AIX Libodm ODMPath Stack Overflow Vulnerability

BID:24841

Info

IBM AIX Libodm ODMPath Stack Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 24841
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2007-3680
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jul 10 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:37PM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: IBM AIX 5.3
IBM AIX 5.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

IBM AIX Libodm ODMPath Stack Overflow Vulnerability

IBM AIX 'libodm' is prone to a local stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability.

A successful attack may allow arbitrary machine code to run with superuser privileges.

IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 are reported affected; other versions may be vulnerable as well.

Exploit / POC

IBM AIX Libodm ODMPath Stack Overflow Vulnerability

UPDATE: Core Security Technologies has developed a working commercial exploit for its CORE IMPACT product. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.

Solution / Fix

IBM AIX Libodm ODMPath Stack Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
IBM has released temporary fixes to address this issue. Please see the referenced IBM advisory for more information. IBM plans to release APARs in the near future.


IBM AIX 5.2

IBM AIX 5.3

References

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