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CVE-2008-1595
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…
- 4.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.35%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 71% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.35% · top 71% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
10
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4153 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5321 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 28467 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1019606 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- IZ06663 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4155 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- IZ06022 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- IZ06505 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4154 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0865 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-1596 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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