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CVE-2008-4018

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.39%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-09-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2008-4018
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.39%

Original NVD 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.