Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2002-1687 (CCN-21900)

Assigned:2002-02-11
Published:2002-02-11
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary:Buffer overflow in the diagnostics library in AIX allows local users to "cause data and instructions to be overwritten" via a long DIAGNOSTICS environment variable.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Data Manipulation
References:Source: AIXAPAR
Type: UNKNOWN
IY27740

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2002-1687

Source: CCN
Type: IBM APAR IY27511
BUFFER OVERFLOW VULNERABILITIES IN NON-ROOT DIAGNOSTIC UTILITIES 02/02/08 PTF PECHANGE

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 21391
IBM AIX Diagnostics Library DIAGNOSTICS Environment Variable Local Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 21393
IBM AIX Diagnostics Library DIAGNOSTICS Environment Variable Local Overflow

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
aix-diagnostics-library-bo(21900)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm aix *
    ibm aix 5.1