CVE-2008-4018

Published Sep 10, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
swcons in bos.rte.console in IBM AIX 5.2.0 through 6.1.1 allows local users in the system group to create or overwrite an arbitrary file, and establish weak permissions and root ownership for this file, via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this can be leveraged to gain privileges. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5805.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-4003 swcons in bos.rte.console in IBM AIX 5.2.0 through 6.1.1 allows local users in the system group to create or overwrite an arbitrary file, and establish weak permissions and root ownership for this file, via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this can be leveraged to gain privileges. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5805.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:00 AM
Reserved
Sep 10, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 11, 2008, 1:13 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:57 PM