| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 5.9 | $0-$5k | 0.49 |
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3/6.1 (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the file bos.rte.control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.
The issue has been introduced in 10/01/2002. The weakness was released 02/04/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0589 since 02/04/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/30/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1952 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32923 (AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.control (U816711)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 27434), X-Force (39911), Secunia (SA28609), SecurityTracker (ID 1019265) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47810). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 3566, 3562, 3563 and 3564.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
VulDB Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 32923
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.control (U816711)
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Active APT Groups: 🔍Recommended: no mitigation known
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07/30/2021 🔍Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/
Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0589 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 27434 – IBM AIX ‘ps’ Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 28609 – IBM AIX Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
X-Force: 39911
SecurityTracker: 1019265 – AIX ‘ps’ Command Discloses Process Environment Variables to Local Users
Vulnerability Center: 47810 – IBM AIX 5.2.0, 5.3.0, 5.3.7 and 6.1.0 Local Information Disclosure, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0261
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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 07/30/2021 20:15
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