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CVE-2008-2513

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2513 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the kernel of IBM AIX versions 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity due to its local attack vector and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

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

7.2HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0049 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

aix.software.ibm.com / aix/efixes/security/unix_advisory.asc
secunia.com / advisories/30349
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/42577
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5684
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Patch
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Patch
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
securityfocus.com / bid/29329
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1626/references