CVE-2008-5386 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ndp utility within IBM AIX versions 6.1.0 through 6.1.2, specifically when the netcd daemon is active. This flaw allows local attackers to escalate privileges through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 6.9 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), it indicates a high potential for impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring local access and medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| 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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.