Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-4622 (CCN-38169)

Assigned:2007-10-30
Published:2007-10-30
Updated:2017-07-29
Summary:Integer underflow in the dns_name_fromtext function in (1) libdns_nonsecure.a and (2) libdns_secure.a in IBM AIX 5.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted "-y" (TSIG key) command line argument to dig.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.1 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-189
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: IBM AIX FTP site
IBM AIX

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/dig_ifix.tar

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-4622

Source: IDEFENSE
Type: UNKNOWN
20071030 IBM AIX dig dns_name_fromtext Integer Underflow Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: SA27437
IBM AIX Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
27437

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1018871
IBM AIX Various Application Buffer Overflows Let Local Users Gain Root Privileges

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1018871

Source: CCN
Type: IBM APAR IZ05017
POTENTIAL SECURITY ISSUE

Source: AIXAPAR
Type: UNKNOWN
IZ05017

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 40403
IBM AIX libdns_secure.a / libdns_nonsecure.a dns_name_fromtext Function Local Underflow

Source: BID
Type: Patch
26262

Source: CCN
Type: BID-26262
IBM AIX dig Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2007-3669

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
aix-dig-dnsnamefromtext-integer-underflow(38169)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
aix-dig-dnsnamefromtext-integer-underflow(38169)

Source: CCN
Type: iDefense PUBLIC ADVISORY: 10.30.07
IBM AIX dig dns_name_fromtext Integer Underflow Vulnerability

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm aix 5.2
    ibm aix 5.2