CVE-2008-5387 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in autoconf6 in IBM AIX 6.1.0 through 6.1.2, when Role-Based Access Control is enabled, allows local users with aix.network.config.tcpip authorization to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00049.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm Subscribe	Aix Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.2:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5364	Buffer overflow in autoconf6 in IBM AIX 6.1.0 through 6.1.2, when Role-Based Access Control is enabled, allows local users with aix.network.config.tcpip authorization to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aix61_advisory.asc
http://osvdb.org/50216
http://secunia.com/advisories/32916
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ30231
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34393
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34753
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32493
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021289
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6303

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-09T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:49:12.904Z

Reserved: 2008-12-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-5387

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-12-09T00:30:00.470

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

Link: CVE-2008-5387

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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