VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-2515
Unspecified vulnerability in iostat in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to an "environment variable handling error."
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
Unspecified vulnerability in iostat in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to an "environment variable handling error."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/iostat_advisory.ascVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30349Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020085
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ20635Patch
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ21506Patch
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22349Patch
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22350Patch
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22351Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29325Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1626/referencesVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42579
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5424
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/iostat_advisory.ascVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30349Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020085
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ20635Patch
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ21506Patch
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22349Patch
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22350Patch
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22351Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29325Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1626/referencesVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42579
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5424
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.