CVE-2008-0588 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the utape program in devices.scsi.tape.diag in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2008-02-05

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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: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-2008-0598	Buffer overflow in the utape program in devices.scsi.tape.diag in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00051.

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=isg1IZ06260
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ06488
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ06620
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27430
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0261
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4070
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39909
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5572

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-02-05T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:54:21.828Z

Reserved: 2008-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0588

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-05T03:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0588

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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