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IBM AIX "getipnodebyname()" Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA9901
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Release Date:
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2003-10-01
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Popularity:
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6,404 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | AIX 5.x
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Description:
IBM has reported a vulnerability in AIX, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) on certain applications.
The vulnerability is caused due to the "getipnodebyname()" API not closing sockets, which can be exploited to crash applications using this API. IBM reports that Sendmail is the only application shipped with AIX using the API.
The vulnerability affects versions 5.1 and 5.2.
Solution:
The following APARs are available at:
https://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/aix.fdc
AIX 5.1.0:
IY46273
AIX 5.2.0:
IY46024
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