CVE-2008-4018 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 10 Sep 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local users in the system group can overwrite arbitrary files to gain root privileges on IBM AIX systems.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-4018?

CVE-2008-4018 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, published on 10 Sep 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4018?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Aix.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4018?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4018 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-4018 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4018 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-6cm5-fvqr-8cxh.