PT-2008-3971 · Ibm · Ibm Aix

Published 2008-06-02 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-2514

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 5.2 through 6.1

Description A buffer overflow issue in the errpt component of IBM AIX allows local users to gain privileges. The exact attack vectors are not specified.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 5.2 through 6.1, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2514

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

References · 13

• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22347 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2514 · Security Note
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ21494 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22346 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ19905 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22348 · Vendor Advisory
• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/errpt_advisory.asc · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42578 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020084 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29323 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1626/references · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30349 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5629 · Note