CVE-2008-5387

N/A Unknown

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

Description

Buffer overflow in autoconf6 in IBM AIX 6.1.0 through 6.1.2, when Role-Based Access Control is enabled, allows local users with aix.network.config.tcpip authorization to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

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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

Vendor Advisory

http://osvdb.org/50216

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32916

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ30231

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34393

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ34753

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021289

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6303

Source: cve@mitre.org

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