CVE-2008-5385

Description

enq in bos.rte.printers in IBM AIX 6.1.0 through 6.1.2, when a print queue is defined in /etc/qconfig, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://osvdb.org/50217 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32916 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aix61_advisory.asc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32493 vdb entry
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34481 patch vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ33088 patch vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34785 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021290 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5385?
CVE-2008-5385 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5385?
To fix CVE-2008-5385, 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-2008-5385 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5385 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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