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GHSA-wwx5-jh5w-7x6g
GHSA-wwx5-jh5w-7x6g
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.600000381469727 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 1, 2022
Multiple buffer overflows in bos.rte.control in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to the (1) swap, (2) swapoff, and (3) swapon programs.
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
8.600000381469727
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Timeline
- May 1, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0584 advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28609 url
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY96095 url
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY96101 url
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5744 url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27432 url
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0261 url
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4064 url