CVE-2008-2515

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in iostat in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to an "environment variable handling error."

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30349 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22350 patch vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ20635 patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42579 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1626/references vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ21506 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29325 patch vdb entry
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/iostat_advisory.asc vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22349 patch vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22351 patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020085 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5424 signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2515?
CVE-2008-2515 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2515?
To fix CVE-2008-2515, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2515 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-2515 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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