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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 4, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2009-0779

CVE-2009-0779

Description

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

Affected products

2

IBM/Aix2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

9

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0487nvdPatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/34005nvdVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.osvdb.org/52179nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/33852nvd

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