CVE-2008-1710 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in chnfsmnt in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable.

Published: 2008-04-09

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1711	Untrusted search path vulnerability in chnfsmnt in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00333.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29518
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019693
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ20391
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ23556
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18296
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28429
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0983
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5911

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-04-09T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:32:01.279Z

Reserved: 2008-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1710

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-09T19:05:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:52:20.440

Link: CVE-2008-1710

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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