VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-5387

Buffer overflow in autoconf6 in IBM AIX 6.1.0 through 6.1.2, when Role-Based Access Control is enabled, allows local users with aix.network.config.tcpip authorization to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.34%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 6.2 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 0.34% probability · 28th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: ibm/aix
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aix61_advisory.ascVendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/50216
http://secunia.com/advisories/32916Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ30231Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34393Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34753Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32493
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021289
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6303
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aix61_advisory.ascVendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/50216
http://secunia.com/advisories/32916Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ30231Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34393Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34753Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32493
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021289
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6303

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.