CVE-2008-0584
Multiple buffer overflows in bos.rte.control in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain...
Multiple buffer overflows in bos.rte.control in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to the (1) swap, (2) swapoff, and (3) swapon programs.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Multiple buffer overflows in bos.rte.control in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to the (1) swap, (2) swapoff, and (3) swapon programs.
- Record
CVE-2008-0584- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple buffer overflows in bos.rte.control in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to the (1) swap, (2) swapoff, and (3) swapon programs.
- Record
CVE-2008-0584- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0594 No score
Multiple buffer overflows in bos.rte.control in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to the (1) swap, (2) swapoff, and (3) swapon programs.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0594- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wwx5-jh5w-7x6g No score
Multiple buffer overflows in bos.rte.control in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain...
Multiple buffer overflows in bos.rte.control in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to the (1) swap, (2) swapoff, and (3) swapon programs.
- Record
GHSA-wwx5-jh5w-7x6g- 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-2008-0584 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ibm Aix, published February 5, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/28609
securityfocus.com/bid/27432
ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY96095
www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4064
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0261
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5744
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0584
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wwx5-jh5w-7x6g