HIGH
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in IBM AIX 5.2.0 through 6.1.2 allow local users to append data to arbitrary files, related to (1) rmsock and (2) rmsock64 not creating "secure log files."
Published Jan 30, 2009
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in IBM AIX 5.2.0 through 6.1.2 allow local users to append data to arbitrary files, related to (1) rmsock and (2) rmsock64 not creating "secure log files."
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
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.
0.37% 0.00367
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00367
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 2, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 28.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 28.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 25.78th | 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 (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/rmsock_advisory.asc x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ40386 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ41510 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ41593 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ41599 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ42785 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ42786 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ42787 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ42788 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33522 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6028 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 30, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 30, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0370
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a