CVE-2008-0584 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the bos.rte.control component of IBM AIX versions 5.2 and 5.3. These flaws, specifically affecting the swap, swapoff, and swapon programs, allow local users to escalate their privileges on the system. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is rated as high severity, indicating that a successful exploit could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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