Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 9, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-5384
CVE-2008-5384
Description
crontab in bos.rte.cron in IBM AIX 6.1.0 through 6.1.2 allows local users with aix.system.config.cron authorization to gain privileges by launching an editor.
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References
9- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/aix61_advisory.ascnvd
- osvdb.org/50218nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32916nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32493nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5612nvd
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