AIX NFS 'readdirplus' Procedure Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:30443

Info

AIX NFS 'readdirplus' Procedure Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 30443
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jul 30 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 30 2008 12:00AM
Credit: The vendor disclosed this issue.
Vulnerable: IBM AIX 5.3
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

AIX NFS 'readdirplus' Procedure Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

AIX is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the NFS v3 'readdirplus' procedure.

Attackers can exploit this issue to deny service to legitimate users.

Exploit / POC

AIX NFS 'readdirplus' Procedure Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

Solution / Fix

AIX NFS 'readdirplus' Procedure Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released fixes. Please see the references for more information.

References

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