CVE-2009-2727

N/A Unknown
Published: August 10, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the _tt_internal_realpath function in the ToolTalk library (libtt.a) in IBM AIX 5.2.0, 5.3.0, 5.3.7 through 5.3.10, and 6.1.0 through 6.1.3, when the rpc.ttdbserver daemon is enabled in /etc/inetd.conf, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long XDR-encoded ASCII string to remote procedure 15.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libtt_advisory.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://risesecurity.org/advisories/RISE-2009001.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35505
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52842
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52843
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52844
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52845
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52846
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52847
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52848
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52849
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52850
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52851
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35419
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1620
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libtt_advisory.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://risesecurity.org/advisories/RISE-2009001.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35505
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52842
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52843
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52844
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52845
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52846
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52847
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52848
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52849
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52850
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ52851
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35419
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1620
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
77.6%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

ibm

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