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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-2515

Original release date:06/02/2008
Last revised:05/06/2011
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Unspecified vulnerability in iostat in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to an "environment variable handling error."

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:7.2 (HIGH) (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: BID
Name: 29325
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29325
External Source: AIXAPAR
Name: IZ22351
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22351
External Source: AIXAPAR
Name: IZ22350
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22350
External Source: AIXAPAR
Name: IZ22349
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22349
External Source: AIXAPAR
Name: IZ21506
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ21506
External Source: AIXAPAR
Name: IZ20635
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ20635
External Source: XF
Name: ibm-aix-setuidroot-iostat-bo(42579)
Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42579
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-1626
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1626/references
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1020085
Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1020085
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30349
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/30349
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5424
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5424
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/iostat_advisory.asc
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/iostat_advisory.asc

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5424
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5424

Vulnerable software and versions

Nav control imageConfiguration 1
spacerNav control imageOR
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:ibm:aix:5.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:ibm:aix:5.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:ibm:aix:6.1
* Denotes Vulnerable Software
* Changes related to vulnerability configurations

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)
  • Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)
CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2515