CVE-2009-3518

Public Exploit

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in the iim: URI handler in IBMIM.exe in IBM Installation Manager 1.3.2 and earlier, as used in IBM Rational Robot and Rational Team Concert, allows remote attackers to load arbitrary DLL files via the -vm option, as demonstrated by a reference to a UNC share pathname.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.86% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2792 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_ibm_uri.html exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/36906 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3518?
CVE-2009-3518 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3518?
To fix CVE-2009-3518, 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-2009-3518 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3518 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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