VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-0584
Multiple buffer overflows in bos.rte.control in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to the (1) swap, (2) swapoff, and (3) swapon programs.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in bos.rte.control in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to the (1) swap, (2) swapoff, and (3) swapon programs.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28609Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY96095
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY96101
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27432
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0261
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4064
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5744
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28609Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY96095
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY96101
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27432
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0261
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4064
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5744
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.