CVE-2008-5384

N/A Unknown

Published: December 09, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

crontab in bos.rte.cron in IBM AIX 6.1.0 through 6.1.2 allows local users with aix.system.config.cron authorization to gain privileges by launching an editor.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aix61_advisory.asc

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/50218

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32916

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ30248

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34478

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34783

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32493

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021291

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5612

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aix61_advisory.asc