CVE-2008-0586

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain privileges via...

7.2 High

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to the (1) lchangevg, (2) ldeletepv, (3) putlvodm, (4) lvaryoffvg, and (5) lvgenminor programs in bos.rte.lvm; and the (6) tellclvmd program in bos.clvm.enh.

Exploit likelihood

0.41%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Record: CVE-2008-0586
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-0586
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-0596 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-0596
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j26g-5fx3-gg9m No score

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 allow local users to gain privileges via...

Record: GHSA-j26g-5fx3-gg9m
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ibm aix

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-0586 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 0.41%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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