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TI-2009-03523 Aliases CVE-2009-3699GHSA-jc9g-5ggm-9q3r

Stack-based buffer overflow in libcsa.a (aka the calendar daemon library) in IBM AIX 5.x…

Priority HIGH 78CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
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 libcsa.a (aka the calendar daemon library) in IBM AIX 5.x through 5.3.10 and 6.x through 6.1.3, and VIOS 2.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long XDR string in the first argument to procedure 21 of rpc.cmsd.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.62345 99th 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 · 31

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.1.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.0.10VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1lVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0.10 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1l Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 21 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3 sp6VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.0.20VulnerableIBM
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:5.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.9VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.10VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3_l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3_lVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3_ml03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3_ml03VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5lVulnerableIBM
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:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.3VulnerableIBM
  • 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:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 sp6 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0.20 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: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:5.3_l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3_l Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3_ml03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3_ml03 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5l 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
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.3 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3699
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jc9g-5ggm-9q3r

References

Patch 2

Advisory 10

Other 2

  • 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-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
  • TI-1999-00003 Execute commands as root via buffer overflow in Tooltalk database server (rpc.ttdbserverd). CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
See all 544 →

Sources

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