AIX rcp Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:400

Info

AIX rcp Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 400
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 28 1997 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 28 1997 12:00AM
Credit: This vulnerability was originally published by the IBM ERS Team as ERS-SVA-E01-1997:005.1 on 28 October 1997.
Vulnerable: IBM AIX 4.2
IBM AIX 4.1.5
IBM AIX 4.1.4
IBM AIX 4.1.3
IBM AIX 4.1.1
IBM AIX 4.1
Not Vulnerable: IBM AIX 4.3.2
IBM AIX 4.3
IBM AIX 4.2.1

Discussion

AIX rcp Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

There is a buffer overflow in /bin/rcp under certain versions of AIX. This overflow can be triggered by user supplied data and will result in a root compromise.

Exploit / POC

AIX rcp Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

AIX rcp Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
IBM has made the following APAR's available to address this problem:

AIX 4.1
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APAR # IX69170

AIX 4.2
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APAR # IX69171

References

AIX rcp Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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