CVE-2008-5385

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

Description

enq in bos.rte.printers in IBM AIX 6.1.0 through 6.1.2, when a print queue is defined in /etc/qconfig, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

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

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5362	enq in bos.rte.printers in IBM AIX 6.1.0 through 6.1.2, when a print queue is defined in /etc/qconfig, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

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% (0.308% 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/50217
http://secunia.com/advisories/32916
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ33088
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34481
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34785
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32493
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021290

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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