CVE-2008-1274 (GCVE-0-2008-1274)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-03-10 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in man in IBM AIX 6.1.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious program in the man directory.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0805… | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28180 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IZ… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019572 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29301 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2008-03-10 00:00
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