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TI-2009-02604 Aliases CVE-2009-2727GHSA-g463-6wfq-2jp4

Stack-based buffer overflow in the _tt_internal_realpath function in the ToolTalk library…

Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.26749 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0.50VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0.54VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2_l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2_lVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.8VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0.50 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0.54 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2_l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2_l Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.8 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.9VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.10VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.2VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.9 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.10 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.2 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2727
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g463-6wfq-2jp4

References

Patch 1

Advisory 11

Other 1

  • TI-2001-00767 Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-03523 Stack-based buffer overflow in libcsa.a (aka the calendar daemon library) in IBM AIX 5.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00045 Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2001-00539 Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00009 Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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