CVE-2008-5384 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the crontab utility within IBM AIX versions 6.1.0 through 6.1.2. Local users with specific cron configuration authorization can exploit this by launching an editor, gaining elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability is considered medium severity, requiring local access and medium attack complexity to achieve complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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