FKIE_CVE-2008-5387

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-12-09 00:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:59
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aix61_advisory.ascVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/50216
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32916Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ30231Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34393Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34753Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32493
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021289
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6303
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aix61_advisory.ascVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/50216
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32916Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ30231Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34393Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34753Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32493
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021289
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6303
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm aix 6.1
ibm aix 6.1.1
ibm aix 6.1.2
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