FKIE_CVE-2008-2515

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-06-02 21:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:53
Severity
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in iostat in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to an "environment variable handling error."
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/iostat_advisory.ascVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30349Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1020085
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ20635Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ21506Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22349Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22350Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22351Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29325Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1626/referencesVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42579
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5424
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/iostat_advisory.ascVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30349Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1020085
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ20635Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ21506Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22349Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22350Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ22351Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29325Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1626/referencesVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42579
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5424
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm aix 5.2
ibm aix 5.3
ibm aix 6.1

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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:53:54.743",
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