Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 10, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-2727
CVE-2009-2727
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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Affected products
17cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 16 more
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2_l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.2.0, 5.3.0, 5.3.7-5.3.10, 6.1.0-6.1.3
Patches
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References
15- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1620nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35419nvdExploit
- aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libtt_advisory.ascnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/35505nvdVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdVendor Advisory
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdVendor Advisory
- risesecurity.org/advisories/RISE-2009001.txtnvd
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