CVE-2008-0509
Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long argument to (1) piox25, related to piox25.c; or (2) piox25remote, related to piox25remote.sh.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.4
Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long argument to (1) piox25, related to piox25.c; or (2) piox25remote, related to piox25remote.sh.
- Record
CVE-2008-0509- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long argument to (1) piox25, related to piox25.c; or (2) piox25remote, related to piox25remote.sh.
- Record
CVE-2008-0509- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0519 No score
Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long argument to (1) piox25, related to piox25.c; or (2) piox25remote, related to piox25remote.sh.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0519- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pvwj-ph3c-w4q5 No score
Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long argument to (1) piox25, related to piox25.c; or (2) piox25remote, related to piox25remote.sh.
- Record
GHSA-pvwj-ph3c-w4q5- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-0509 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Ibm Aix, published January 31, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ13739
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0324
secunia.com/advisories/28600
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5796
securityfocus.com/bid/27510
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0509
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pvwj-ph3c-w4q5