Buffer overflow in IBM Aix

CVE-2008-5386

Buffer overflow in ndp in IBM AIX 6.1.0 through 6.1.2, when the netcd daemon is running, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2008-5386: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • IBM Aix — versions 6.1, 6.1.1, 6.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References