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CVE-2009-3699
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…
High10.0EPSS 62.3%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 62.3% · top 0.8% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (18)
- ADV-2009-2846 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- IZ62237 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- IZ62570 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- IZ61628 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- 1022996 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20091007 IBM AIX rpc.cmsd Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/cmsd_advisory.asc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- IZ62569 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- ibm-aix-rpccmsd-bo(53681) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- IZ62571 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- IZ62123 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- IZ62672 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- IZ62572 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- 36978 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- IZ61717 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- https://www.immunityinc.com/downloads/immpartners/aixcmsd10092009.tar.gz (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 58726 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 36615 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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