CVE-2009-2727

Public Exploit

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the _tt_internal_realpath function in the ToolTalk library (libtt.a) in IBM AIX 5.2.0, 5.3.0, 5.3.7 through 5.3.10, and 6.1.0 through 6.1.3, when the rpc.ttdbserver daemon is enabled in /etc/inetd.conf, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long XDR-encoded ASCII string to remote procedure 15.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 77.63% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52843 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35505 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libtt_advisory.asc vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1620 patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52848 vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52844 vendor advisory
http://risesecurity.org/advisories/RISE-2009001.txt
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52850 vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52847 vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52849 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35419 vdb entry exploit
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52851 vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52842 vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52846 vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52845 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2727?
CVE-2009-2727 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2727?
To fix CVE-2009-2727, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2727 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2727 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~78% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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