CVE-2008-1601 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in IBM AIX

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.2HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 82.11%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
IBM AIX
Timeline
PublishedMar 31
Latest updateMay 1

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.

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+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-3rhp-fxgx-2hgj: Stack-based buffer overflow in the reboot program on IBM AIX 5↗2022-05-01
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CVEList
CVE-2008-1601: Stack-based buffer overflow in the reboot program on IBM AIX 5↗2008-03-31
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CVE-2008-1601 — IBM AIX vulnerability | cvebase