VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-1710
Untrusted search path vulnerability in chnfsmnt in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in chnfsmnt in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29518
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019693
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ20391
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ23556
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18296
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28429
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0983
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5911
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29518
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019693
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ20391
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ23556
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18296
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28429
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0983
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5911
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.