CVE-2008-0509 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long argument to (1) piox25, related to piox25.c; or (2) piox25remote, related to piox25remote.sh.

Published: 2008-01-31

Score: 4.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0519	Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long argument to (1) piox25, related to piox25.c; or (2) piox25remote, related to piox25remote.sh.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00548.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/28600
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ13739
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27510
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0324
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5796

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-01-31T19:30:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:46:54.839Z

Reserved: 2008-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0509

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-01-31T20:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:49:46.540

Link: CVE-2008-0509

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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