IBM AIX 5.2/5.3/6.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3/6.1. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-2515. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM AIX 5.2/5.3/6.1 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in iostat in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to an "environment variable handling error."

The bug was discovered 05/21/2008. The weakness was published 06/02/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-2515 since 06/02/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2028 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32297 (AIX 5.2 TL 10 : bos.acct (U817525)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116279 (IBM AIX iostat Environment Variable Error Vulnerability).

A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42579), Tenable (32297), SecurityFocus (BID 29325†), OSVDB (45633†) and Secunia (SA30349†). Similar entries are available at VDB-42609 and VDB-42608. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 32297
Nessus Name: AIX 5.2 TL 10 : bos.acct (U817525)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2515 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2515
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42610

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X-Force: 42579
SecurityFocus: 29325 - IBM AIX 'iostat' Command Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 30349
OSVDB: 45633 - CVE-2008-2515 - IBM - AIX - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020085
Vulnerability Center: 18440 - IBM AIX Local Environment Variable Error Cause Arbitrary Code Execution With Super User Privileges, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-1626

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 05/27/2025 04:52
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (70), 08/10/2019 15:36 (11), 05/27/2025 04:52 (18)
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