Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4018

swcons in bos.rte.console in IBM AIX 5.2.0 through 6.1.1 allows local users in the system group to create or overwrite an arbitrary file, and establish weak permissions and root ownership for this file, via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this can be leveraged to gain privileges. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5805.
Published 2008-09-11 01:13:53
Updated 2017-09-29 01:31:56
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2008-4018

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4018

EPSS FAQ
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 8 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4018

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.2
 HIGH AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-4018

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2008-4018

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