QID 330166

Date Published: 2024-03-05

QID 330166: IBM Advanced Interactive eXecutive (AIX) Multiple Vulnerabilities (openssh_advisory16)

There are vulnerabilities in openssh.base that affect AIX.
AIX is vulnerable to a machine-in-the-middle attack (CVE-2023-48795), arbitrary command execution (CVE-2023-51385), and information disclosure (CVE-2023-51384) due to OpenSSH Affected Platform:
AIX 7.2, 7.3
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
The detection checks for installed packages version via command : lslpp -L | grep -i openssh.base.client It also checks for interim fixes installed using the command "emgr -c or instfix -k. The detection posts vulnerable if installed package version is less than patched version and interim fixes are also not installed.

Successful exploit of this vulnerability may allow arbitrary command execution and information disclosure

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  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 10 severity.
  • Solution
    The vendor has released fixes to openssh_advisory16 this vulnerability.

    CVEs related to QID 330166

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    openssh_advisory16 URL Logo aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssh_advisory16.asc