PT-2008-3972 · Ibm · Ibm Aix

Published 2008-06-02 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-2515

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to an environment variable handling error in iostat, allowing local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2515

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

References · 13

• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/iostat_advisory.asc · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1626/references · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30349 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2515 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29325 · Patch
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22351 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ20635 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22349 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ21506 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42579 · Note
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22350 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5424 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020085 · Note