CVE-2008-0585
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.6EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
sysmgt.websm.webaccess in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 has world writable permissions for unspecified WebSM Remote Client files, which allows local users to "alter the behavior of" this client by overwriting these files.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.3% (26th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-0595)
- Published
- February 5, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0595 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ibm / aix
- ibm / aix
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28609(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY97257
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27433
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0261
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4066
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39906
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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