CVE-2008-4018

Description

swcons in bos.rte.console in IBM AIX 5.2.0 through 6.1.1 allows local users in the system group to create or overwrite an arbitrary file, and establish weak permissions and root ownership for this file, via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this can be leveraged to gain privileges. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5805.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/swcons_advisory.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/31739 third party advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18335 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2490 vdb entry
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18334 vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18338 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44903 vdb entry
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ28943 vendor advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18339 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30999 vdb entry
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18341 vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020818 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5932 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4018?
CVE-2008-4018 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4018?
To fix CVE-2008-4018, 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-2008-4018 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-4018 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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