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TI-2011-01380 Aliases CVE-2011-1561GHSA-hfhh-jfhv-rw66

The LDAP login feature in bos.rte.security 6.1.6.4 in IBM AIX 6.1, when ldap_auth is…

Priority LOW 34CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

The LDAP login feature in bos.rte.security 6.1.6.4 in IBM AIX 6.1, when ldap_auth is enabled in ldap.cfg, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a login attempt with an arbitrary password.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02043 81st 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-1561
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hfhh-jfhv-rw66

References

Advisory 2

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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Sources

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