CVE-2008-1596 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Trusted Execution in IBM AIX 6.1 uses an incorrect pathname argument in a call to the trustchk_block_write function, which might allow local users to modify trusted files, related to missing checks in the TSD_FILES_LOCK policy for modifications performed via hard links, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-6680.

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 0.00053.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Aix

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1597	Trusted Execution in IBM AIX 6.1 uses an incorrect pathname argument in a call to the trustchk_block_write function, which might allow local users to modify trusted files, related to missing checks in the TSD_FILES_LOCK policy for modifications performed via hard links, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-6680.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019606
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ13418
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28467
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0865
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4153
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4154
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4155

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-31T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:42.908Z

Reserved: 2008-03-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-1596

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-03-31T23:44:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-1596

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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