CVE-2010-3405 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the sa_snap component of the bos.esagent fileset within IBM AIX (versions 6.1, 5.3, and earlier) and VIOS (versions 2.1, 1.5, and earlier). This flaw allows local users with system group membership to escalate privileges through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it is considered a high-severity local vulnerability, requiring low attack complexity and authenticated access, but potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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 records are not available for this CVE.