Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM AIX
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-4741 CVE-2024-5535 CVE-2024-4603 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-416 CWE-125 CWE-399 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
IBM AIX Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU89861
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-4741
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the SSL_free_buffers() function. A remote attacker can trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Note, the vulnerability affects only applications that call the vulnerable function.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM AIX: 7.2 - 7.3.2 SP02
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:ibm_corporation:ibm_aix:7.3.2:SP02:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm_corporation:ibm_aix:7.3.1:SP04:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm_corporation:ibm_aix:7.2.5:SP08:*:*:*:*:*:
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7162032
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU93424
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5535
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the SSL_select_next_proto() function when using NPN. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM AIX: 7.2 - 7.3.2 SP02
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:ibm_corporation:ibm_aix:7.3.2:SP02:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm_corporation:ibm_aix:7.3.1:SP04:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm_corporation:ibm_aix:7.2.5:SP08:*:*:*:*:*:
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7162032
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Resource management error
EUVDB-ID: #VU89624
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-4603
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application when checking DSA keys and parameters. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM AIX: 7.2 - 7.3.2 SP02
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:ibm_corporation:ibm_aix:7.3.2:SP02:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm_corporation:ibm_aix:7.3.1:SP04:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm_corporation:ibm_aix:7.2.5:SP08:*:*:*:*:*:
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7162032
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
