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CVE-2008-1596
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
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..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- High
- Base Score
- 7.2/10
- Exploit Score
- 3.9/10
- Access Vector
- Local
- Access Complexity
- Low
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 10/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- Complete
- Availability Impact
- Complete
- Integrity Impact
- Complete
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- 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
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ13418
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28467
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019606
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0865