CVE-2008-0509 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in IBM AIX version 4.3. Remote attackers can exploit these flaws by providing a long argument to either piox25 or piox25remote, potentially leading to a denial of service (system crash) or, less likely, privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 4.4, this vulnerability requires local access and medium attack complexity, primarily impacting system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
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