CVE-2008-0584

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Published Feb 5, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in bos.rte.control in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to the (1) swap, (2) swapoff, and (3) swapon programs.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0594	Multiple buffer overflows in bos.rte.control in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to the (1) swap, (2) swapoff, and (3) swapon programs.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.374% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/28609
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY96095
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY96101
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27432
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0261
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4064
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5744

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:54 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 5, 2008, 2:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:54 AM
Reserved: Feb 4, 2008, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:49 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 5, 2008, 3:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:49 PM

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