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IBM OS/400 BrSmRcvAndCheck Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Title : IBM OS/400 BrSmRcvAndCheck Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1799
CVE ID : CVE-2008-2709
CWE ID : CWE-119
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-06-11

Advisory Details

Description

Affected Products

Solution

References

Technical Description

A vulnerability has been identified in IBM OS/400, which could be exploited by local attackers to cause a denial of service or gain elevated privileges [...]

References

http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/1799
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas21f21bcbaa63f55268625745e003c6f64

Credits

Vulnerability reported by the vendor.

ChangeLog

2008-06-11 : Initial release

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