CVE-2008-2514 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in errpt in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.

Published: 2008-06-02

Score: 4.6 Medium

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:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-2509	Buffer overflow in errpt in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00065.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/errpt_advisory.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/30349
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020084
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ19905
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ21494
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22346
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22347
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22348
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29323
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1626/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42578
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5629

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-06-02T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:05:29.621Z

Reserved: 2008-06-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2514

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-06-02T21:30:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2008-2514

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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