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CVE-2008-0589

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0589 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the ps program within IBM AIX versions 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1, allowing local users to access sensitive data through unspecified means. With a CVSS score of 4.9, this low-severity flaw requires local access and low attack complexity, impacting confidentiality without affecting integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat profile.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0037 is in the 49th percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/28609
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/39911
www14.software.ibm.com / webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
securityfocus.com / bid/27434
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0261