Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2009-2727Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in IBM AIX

Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
77.6%
top 1.01%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedAug 10
Latest updateMay 2

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages1 packages

NVDibm/aix16 versions+15

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-g463-6wfq-2jp4: Stack-based buffer overflow in the _tt_internal_realpath function in the ToolTalk library (libtt2022-05-02
CVEList
CVE-2009-2727: Stack-based buffer overflow in the _tt_internal_realpath function in the ToolTalk library (libtt2009-08-10

💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
ToolTalk - rpc.ttdbserverd _tt_internal_realpath Buffer Overflow (AIX) (Metasploit)2010-11-11
CVE-2009-2727 — IBM AIX vulnerability | cvebase