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IBM AIX 'utape' Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

IBM AIX is prone to a local buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input.

Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with superuser privileges. Successful exploits will completely compromise affected computers. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial of service.

NOTE: An attacker must be a member of the 'system' group to exploit this issue.