Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2008-1599

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.

  • Published: Mar 31, 2008
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2008-1599
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
ibm / aix 5.3 5.3.x
ibm / aix 5.2 5.2.x
ibm / aix 6.1 6.1.x