CVE-2002-1689 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can trigger a buffer overflow in the AIX login program by sending excessive environment variables, potentially executing arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1689?
CVE-2002-1689 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 21 Jun 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unknown vulnerability in the login program on AIX before 4.0 could allow remote users to specify 100 or more environment variables when logging on, which exceeds the length of a certain string, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1689?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aix.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1689?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1689 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-1689 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1689 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xqmh-wj7x-9rxf.