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>> IBM AIX "capture" Terminal Control Sequence Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Title : IBM AIX "capture" Terminal Control Sequence Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2676
CVE ID : CVE-2007-3333
CWE ID : VUPEN VNS Only
CVSS V2 : VUPEN VNS Only
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-07-27


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A vulnerability has been identified in IBM AIX, which could be exploited by malicious users to obtain elevated privileges. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in the "capture" utility when parsing terminal control sequences, which could be exploited by local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Affected Products

IBM AIX 5.2
IBM AIX 5.3

Solution

Apply interim fix :
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/capture_ifix.tar.Z

IBM AIX 5.2.0 - Apply APAR IZ01134 (available approx. 10/31/2007)
IBM AIX 5.3.0 - Apply APAR IZ01135 (available approx. 11/27/2007)

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2676
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=570

Credits

Vulnerability reported by iDefense Labs.

ChangeLog

2007-07-27 : Initial release

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