CVE-2008-1595

2008-03-3123:00:00

mitre

www.cve.org

5.8 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

The proc filesystem in the kernel in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly enforce directory permissions when a file executing from a directory has weaker permissions than the directory itself, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

References

securitytracker.com/id?1019606

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ06022

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ06505

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ06663

www.securityfocus.com/bid/28467

www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0865

www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4153

www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4154

www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4155

oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5321