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TITLE:
IBM AIX libodm Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA25970

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http://secunia.com/advisories/25970/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
AIX 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/213/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in IBM AIX, which can be exploited
by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error within the
libodm library and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow. No
further details are available.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code with root
privileges.

The vulnerability is reported in versions 5.2.0 and 5.3.0.

SOLUTION:
Apply interim fix or APARs as soon as they become available.
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libodm_ifix.tar.Z

AIX 5.2.0:
APAR IY97632 (available approximately 2007-07-25)

AIX 5.3.0:
APAR IY97632

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits an anonymous person, reported via iDefense Labs.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README

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