CVE-2009-1954 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM AIX portmapper via unknown vectors, requiring vendor patches.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-1954?
CVE-2009-1954 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 6 Jun 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in portmapper (aka portmap) in IBM AIX 5.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang) via unknown vectors, related to libtli.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1954?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aix.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1954?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1954 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-1954 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1954 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Aix
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rqhq-hhm8-99xj.