CVE-2009-0779 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in pppdial in IBM AIX 5.3 and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a long "input string."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00063.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Aix

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-0779	Buffer overflow in pppdial in IBM AIX 5.3 and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a long "input string."

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/34005
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021741
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ44199
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ44220
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ44332
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ44388
http://www.osvdb.org/52179
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33852
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0487

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-03-04T11:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:02:27.103Z

Reserved: 2009-03-04T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2009-0779

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-03-04T11:30:00.420

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-0779

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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