CVE-2014-0930

Severity

47%

Complexity

34%

Confidentiality

115%

The ptrace system call in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.x, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted PT_LDINFO operation.

The ptrace system call in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, and VIOS 2.2.x, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted PT_LDINFO operation.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.7. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C).

Overview

Type

IBM

First reported 10 years ago

2014-05-08 10:55:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-08-29 01:34:00

Affected Software

IBM AIX 5.3

5.3

IBM AIX 6.1

6.1

IBM AIX 7.1

7.1

IBM VIOS 2.2.0.10

2.2.0.10

IBM VIOS 2.2.0.11

2.2.0.11

IBM VIOS 2.2.0.12

2.2.0.12

IBM VIOS 2.2.0.13

2.2.0.13

IBM VIOS 2.2.1.0

2.2.1.0

IBM VIOS 2.2.1.1

2.2.1.1

IBM VIOS 2.2.1.3

2.2.1.3

IBM VIOS 2.2.1.4

2.2.1.4

IBM VIOS 2.2.2.0

2.2.2.0

IBM VIOS 2.2.3.0

2.2.3.0

References

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ptrace_advisory.asc

Vendor Advisory

20140506 CVE-2014-0930 - Kernel Memory Leak And Denial Of Service Condition in IBM AIX

IV58766

Vendor Advisory

IV58840

Vendor Advisory

IV58861

Vendor Advisory

IV58888

Vendor Advisory

IV58948

Vendor Advisory

IV59045

IV59675

ibm-aix-cve20140930-dos(92262)

https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-0930/

Exploit

Stay updated

ExploitPedia is constantly evolving. Sign up to receive a notification when we release additional functionality.

Get in touch

If you'd like to report a bug or have any suggestions for improvements then please do get in touch with us using this form. We will get back to you as soon as we can.