CVE-2008-1599 — IBM AIX vulnerability

CWE-2643 documents3 sources
Severity
7.2HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.88%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
IBM AIX
Timeline
PublishedMar 31
Latest updateMay 1

Description

The nddstat programs on IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 do not properly handle environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges by invoking (1) atmstat, (2) entstat, (3) fddistat, (4) hdlcstat, or (5) tokstat.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDibm/aix5.2, 5.3, 6.1+2

Patches

Patch: www.ibm.com ↗Patch: www.ibm.com ↗Patch: www.ibm.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-vgvw-x2pw-8x6h: The nddstat programs on IBM AIX 5↗2022-05-01
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CVEList
CVE-2008-1599: The nddstat programs on IBM AIX 5↗2008-03-31
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