CVE-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."

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

Published 2009-03-04 11:30:00

Updated 2009-03-04 11:30:00

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Overflow

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0779

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
7.2	HIGH	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	3.9	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)