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IBM AIX FC contains buffer overflow exploitable during session setup

Vulnerability Note VU#152955

Original Release Date: 2002-09-16 | Last Revised: 2002-12-10

Overview

The FC client in IBM's AIX contains a buffer overflow that may cause a core dump in the client.

Description

The IBM AIX FC client allows a buffer overflow of a few bytes in the client process, which could cause intermittent core dumps during session setup. Overflowing the buffer is difficult or impossible without local, privileged access to the client.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability causes the FC client to crash.

Solution

Upgrade to AIXV4

For more information, see

http://www.ibm.com/servers/aix/

Vendor Information

152955
 

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to IBM for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Shawn Van Ittersum.

Other Information

CVE IDs: None
Severity Metric: 2.36
Date Public: 2002-03-28
Date First Published: 2002-09-16
Date Last Updated: 2002-12-10 23:08 UTC
Document Revision: 9

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