Spoofing attack in IBM AIX
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-3735 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
| 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 one low risk vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU8487
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:W/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3735
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to one-byte out-of-bounds read when parsing an IPAddressFamily extension in an X.509 certificate. A remote attacker can disguise text display of the certificate.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM AIX: 5.3 - 7.2
External linkshttp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/openssl_advisory24.asc
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.
