IBM AIX 5.2/5.3/6.1 bos.rte.control information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3/6.1. This affects an unknown function of the file bos.rte.control. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-0589. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3/6.1 (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the file bos.rte.control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The ps program in bos.rte.control in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

The issue has been introduced in 10/01/2002. The weakness was released 02/04/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0589 since 02/04/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1952 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32923 (AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.control (U816711)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115917 (IBM AIX "ps" Command Sensitive Information Leakage).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39911), Tenable (32923), SecurityFocus (BID 27434†), Secunia (SA28609†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019265†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3566, VDB-3562, VDB-3563 and VDB-3564. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 32923
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 6 : bos.rte.control (U816711)
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10/01/2002 🔍
12/17/2007 +1903 days 🔍
01/22/2008 +36 days 🔍
01/24/2008 +2 days 🔍
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02/04/2008 +11 days 🔍
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06/04/2008 +121 days 🔍
12/25/2014 +2395 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +81 days 🔍
06/01/2025 +3730 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0589 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0589
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40851
X-Force: 39911
SecurityFocus: 27434 - IBM AIX 'ps' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 28609 - IBM AIX Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1019265 - AIX 'ps' Command Discloses Process Environment Variables to Local Users
Vulnerability Center: 47810 - IBM AIX 5.2.0, 5.3.0, 5.3.7 and 6.1.0 Local Information Disclosure, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0261

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/01/2025 15:29
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (66), 06/16/2017 04:38 (12), 07/30/2021 20:15 (3), 06/01/2025 15:29 (16)
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