Vulnerability in IBM Aix

CVE-2008-1599

The nddstat programs on IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 do not properly handle environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges by invoking (1) atmstat, (2) entstat, (3) fddistat, (4) hdlcstat, or (5) tokstat.

EPSS: 0.004 (30.6th 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