MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in autoconf6 in IBM AIX 6.1.0 through 6.1.2, when Role-Based Access Control is enabled, allows local users with aix.network.config.tcpip authorization to gain privileges via unspecified vectors
Published Dec 9, 2008
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
Buffer overflow in autoconf6 in IBM AIX 6.1.0 through 6.1.2, when Role-Based Access Control is enabled, allows local users with aix.network.config.tcpip authorization to gain privileges 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.
6.2 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
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.
0.34% 0.00345
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00345
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 | 0.34% (0.00345) | 25.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00345) | 26.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 12.25th | 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 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aix61_advisory.asc x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/50216 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32916 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ30231 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34393 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34753 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32493 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021289 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6303 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aix61_advisory.asc | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/50216 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32916 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ30231 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34393 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34753 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32493 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021289 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6303 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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-2008-5387
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a