Buffer overflow in the ftp client in IBM AIX 5.3 SP6 and 5.2.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger the overflow in a gets function call. NOTE: the client is setuid root on AIX, so this issue crosses privilege boundaries.
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.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26219 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018465 | vdb entry |
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=571 | third party advisory |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01812 | vendor advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35627 | vdb entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25077 | vdb entry |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ01813 | vendor advisory |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2675 | vdb entry |
| ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README |