CVE-2008-0509

Published: Jan 31, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

4.4

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability: 2.7 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long argument to (1) piox25, related to piox25.c; or (2) piox25remote, related to piox25remote.sh.

Affected (1)

Products: Ibm: Aix

Ibm

1 product

Aix

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ibm Aix	Version 4.3

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (10)

http://secunia.com/advisories/28600

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ13739

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27510

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0324

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5796

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28600