CVE-2008-1601 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the reboot program on IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users in the shutdown group to gain privileges.

Published: 2008-03-31

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1602	Stack-based buffer overflow in the reboot program on IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users in the shutdown group to gain privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00057.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29347
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019602
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ15479
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ15480
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0865
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4162
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4163
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4164
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5497

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-31T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:42.934Z

Reserved: 2008-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1601

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-03-31T23:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1601

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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