Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-0509
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2008-0509
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0509
0.24%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 65 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-0509
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.4
|
MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
2.7
|
6.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-0509
-
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-0509
Jump to