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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-1710

Untrusted search path vulnerability in chnfsmnt in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable.
Publish Date : 2008-04-09 Last Update Date : 2017-09-28
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
7.2
Confidentiality Impact Complete (There is total information disclosure, resulting in all system files being revealed.)
Integrity Impact Complete (There is a total compromise of system integrity. There is a complete loss of system protection, resulting in the entire system being compromised.)
Availability Impact Complete (There is a total shutdown of the affected resource. The attacker can render the resource completely unavailable.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access Admin
Vulnerability Type(s) Gain privileges
CWE ID 264

- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
Untrusted search path vulnerability in chnfsmnt in IBM AIX 6.1. oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5911 unix
OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2008-1710

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 OS IBM AIX 6.1 Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
IBM AIX 1

- References For CVE-2008-1710

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0983
VUPEN ADV-2008-0983
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28429
BID 28429 IBM AIX 'usr/sbin/chnfsmnt' Unspecified Vulnerability Release Date:2008-03-25
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18296
AIXAPAR IZ18296
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019693
SECTRACK 1019693
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ20391
AIXAPAR IZ20391
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ23556
AIXAPAR IZ23556

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2008-1710

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)
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