gssd in IBM AIX 5.3.x through 5.3.9 and 6.1.0 through 6.1.2 does not properly handle the…
Priority LOW 32CWE-255Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
gssd in IBM AIX 5.3.x through 5.3.9 and 6.1.0 through 6.1.2 does not properly handle the NFSv4 Kerberos credential cache, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions for Kerberized NFSv4 shares via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00375 31st 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.7 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.8 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.2 | 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
- 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3516
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7v72-p9gx-28vj
References
More IBM Aix vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2009-3516 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-3516 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7v72-p9gx-28vj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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