MEDIUM
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
Published Dec 9, 2008
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.31%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.31% 0.00308
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00308
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00308) | 21.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00308) | 22.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00040) | 9.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aix61_advisory.asc x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://osvdb.org/50217 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32916 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ33088 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34481 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34785 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32493 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021290 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aix61_advisory.asc | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://osvdb.org/50217 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32916 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ33088 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34481 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34785 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32493 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021290 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 9, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 8, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5385
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a