VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-1599
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-03-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
The nddstat programs on IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 do not properly handle environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges by invoking (1) atmstat, (2) entstat, (3) fddistat, (4) hdlcstat, or (5) tokstat.