PT-2008-3151 · Ibm · Ibm Aix

Published 2008-03-31 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-1595

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 5.2 through 5.3

Description The issue concerns the proc filesystem in the kernel, which fails to properly enforce directory permissions. This occurs when a file executing from a directory has weaker permissions than the directory itself, allowing local users to obtain sensitive information.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 5.2 through 5.3, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1595

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

References · 11

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28467 · Patch
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ06663 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ06022 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1595 · Security Note
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ06505 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019606 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5321 · Note
• http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4153 · Note
• http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4155 · Note
• http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4154 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0865 · Note