CVE-2008-5385 describes a local arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in the enq utility within bos.rte.printers in IBM AIX versions 6.1.0 through 6.1.2, specifically when a print queue is defined in /etc/qconfig. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high severity due to its local attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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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