CVE-2008-5387 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the autoconf6 utility within IBM AIX versions 6.1.0 through 6.1.2. This flaw allows local users with specific Role-Based Access Control authorization (aix.network.config.tcpip) to escalate privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.2, indicating a medium severity, with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requiring high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage 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:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.