CVE-2008-1595

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-03-31 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The proc filesystem in the kernel in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not properly enforce directory permissions when a file executing from a directory has weaker permissions than the directory itself, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

Affected products

IBM AIX: 5.2, 5.3, 6.1

References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1019606
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ06022
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ06505
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ06663
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28467
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0865
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4153
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4154
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4155
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5321
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019606
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ06022

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