Title : IBM AIX Security Update Fixes Perl Expression Engine Buffer Overflow VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-4255 CVE ID : CVE-2007-5116
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-12-19
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in IBM AIX, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by an error in Perl. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3724
IBM AIX 5.2 - Apply APAR IZ10220 (available approx. 01/15/2008)
IBM AIX 5.3 through TL06 - Apply APAR IZ10244 (available approx. 02/06/2008)
IBM AIX 5.3 TL07 - Apply APAR IZ10244 (available approx. 02/06/2008)
IBM AIX 6.1 - Apply APAR IZ10244 (available approx. 02/20/2008) References
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