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IBM AIX MUXATMD Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory, along with interim fixes to address this issue. These interim fixes are available from the following location:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libisode_ifix.tar.Z

The vendor states that the following fixes should be available approximately 30 Jan, 2006:
APAR number for AIX 5.1.0: IY78221
APAR number for AIX 5.2.0: IY78222
APAR number for AIX 5.3.0: IY78223

Please see the referenced advisory for further information on obtaining and applying the interim fixes.