CVE-2008-5384

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Published Dec 9, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

crontab in bos.rte.cron in IBM AIX 6.1.0 through 6.1.2 allows local users with aix.system.config.cron authorization to gain privileges by launching an editor.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5361	crontab in bos.rte.cron in IBM AIX 6.1.0 through 6.1.2 allows local users with aix.system.config.cron authorization to gain privileges by launching an editor.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.319% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aix61_advisory.asc
http://osvdb.org/50218
http://secunia.com/advisories/32916
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ30248
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34478
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34783
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32493
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021291
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5612

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:49 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 9, 2008, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:49 AM
Reserved: Dec 8, 2008, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 9, 2008, 12:30 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:59 PM

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