CVE-2008-0585 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM AIX versions 5.2 and 5.3, specifically within the sysmgt.websm.webaccess component. The vulnerability stems from world-writable permissions on unspecified WebSM Remote Client files, allowing local users to alter the client's behavior by overwriting these files. With a CVSS score of 6.6, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to complete confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| 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:N
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