Unscored severity · published Aug 10, 2009
CVE-2009-2727
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…
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CVSS
26.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)26.7% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AI
Aix · Ibm
5.2; 5.2.0; 5.2.0.50; 5.2.0.54; 5.2.2; 5.2_l; +10 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2727
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2727
Vendor Advisory
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libtt_advisory.asc
risesecurity.org
http://risesecurity.org/advisories/RISE-2009001.txt
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35505
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52842
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52843
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52844
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