CVE-2008-1597 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The WPAR system call implementation in the kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unknown calls that trigger "undefined behavior."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00048.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm Subscribe	Aix Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1598	The WPAR system call implementation in the kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unknown calls that trigger "undefined behavior."

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019606
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ13346
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ13392
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28467
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0865
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4153
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4154
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4155
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6198

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:42.959Z

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

Link: CVE-2008-1597

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-1597

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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