CVE-2015-4948 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the netstat utility in IBM AIX versions 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1, as well as VIOS 2.2.x, specifically when a fibre channel adapter is in use. With a CVSS score of 6.9, it carries a high severity, allowing an attacker with local access to gain full control (confidentiality, integrity, availability) through a medium complexity attack. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:vios:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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