CVE-2009-3699

Public Exploit

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in libcsa.a (aka the calendar daemon library) in IBM AIX 5.x through 5.3.10 and 6.x through 6.1.3, and VIOS 2.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long XDR string in the first argument to procedure 21 of rpc.cmsd.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 67.70% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2846 patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ62237 vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ62570 vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ61628 vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022996 vdb entry
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=825 third party advisory patch
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/cmsd_advisory.asc vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ62569 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53681 vdb entry
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ62571 vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ62123 vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ62672 vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ62572 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36978 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ61717 vendor advisory
https://www.immunityinc.com/downloads/immpartners/aixcmsd10092009.tar.gz
http://www.osvdb.org/58726 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36615 patch vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3699?
CVE-2009-3699 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3699?
To fix CVE-2009-3699, 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-2009-3699 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3699 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~68% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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