CVE-2008-4018

N/A Unknown
Published: September 11, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

swcons in bos.rte.console in IBM AIX 5.2.0 through 6.1.1 allows local users in the system group to create or overwrite an arbitrary file, and establish weak permissions and root ownership for this file, via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this can be leveraged to gain privileges. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5805.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/swcons_advisory.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31739
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020818
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18334
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18335
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18338
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18339
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18341
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ28943
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30999
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2490
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44903
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5932
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/swcons_advisory.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31739
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020818
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18334
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18335
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18338
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18339
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ18341
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ28943
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30999
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2490
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44903
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5932
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

ibm

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