VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-0779
Buffer overflow in pppdial in IBM AIX 5.3 and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a long "input string."
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in pppdial in IBM AIX 5.3 and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a long "input string."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34005Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021741
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ44199Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ44220Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ44332Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ44388Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/52179
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33852
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0487Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34005Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021741
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ44199Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ44220Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ44332Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ44388Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/52179
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33852
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0487Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.