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AIX 5.3 TL 8 : cmsd (IZ62237)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 64348

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Synopsis

The remote AIX host is missing a security patch.

Description

There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the calendar daemon library libcsa.a. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability when the rpc.cmsd calendar daemon is enabled in /etc/inetd.conf.

The successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user.

The following libraries and executables are vulnerable :

/usr/dt/bin/rpc.cmsd /usr/dt/lib/libcsa.a.

Solution

Install the appropriate interim fix.

See Also

https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/cmsd_advisory.asc

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 64348

File Name: aix_IZ62237.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 1/30/2013

Updated: 4/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:ibm:aix:5.3

Required KB Items: Host/AIX/lslpp, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AIX/version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/7/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/7/2009

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (AIX Calendar Manager Service Daemon (rpc.cmsd) Opcode 21 Buffer Overflow)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3699

CWE: 119