CVE-2008-0588 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the utape program within IBM AIX versions 5.2 and 5.3. This flaw allows local users to gain elevated privileges through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it is considered highly severe, enabling a local attacker to achieve complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog, suggesting a lack of active exploitation. Furthermore, the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| 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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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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