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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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Affected products

4
  • IBM/Aix4 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 6.1.0 - 6.1.2

Patches

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