Vulnerability in IBM Aix

CVE-2008-1595

The proc filesystem in the kernel in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly enforce directory permissions when a file executing from a directory has weaker permissions than the directory itself, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

EPSS: 0.003 (27.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Ibm Aix — versions 5.2, 5.3, 6.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References