CVE-2009-2727

Stack-based buffer overflow in the _tt_internal_realpath function in the ToolTalk library (libtt...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

Stack-based buffer overflow in the _tt_internal_realpath function in the ToolTalk library (libtt.a) in IBM AIX 5.2.0, 5.3.0, 5.3.7 through 5.3.10, and 6.1.0 through 6.1.3, when the rpc.ttdbserver daemon is enabled in /etc/inetd.conf, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long XDR-encoded ASCII string to remote procedure 15.

Exploit likelihood

26.7%Down 49.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2009-2727
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-2727
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-2718 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-2718
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g463-6wfq-2jp4 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the _tt_internal_realpath function in the ToolTalk library (libtt...

Record: GHSA-g463-6wfq-2jp4
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ibm aix

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	ToolTalk - rpc.ttdbserverd _tt_internal_realpath Buffer Overflow (AIX) (Metasploit)	2010-11-11
Metasploit	ToolTalk rpc.ttdbserverd _tt_internal_realpath Buffer Overflow (AIX)	2009-06-17

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-2727 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Ibm Aix, published August 10, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 26.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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