CVE-2008-1593
The checkpoint and restart feature in the kernel in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 does not properly...
The checkpoint and restart feature in the kernel in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 does not properly protect kernel memory, which allows local users to read and modify portions of memory and gain privileges via unspecified vectors involving a restart of a 64-bit process, probably related to the as_getadsp64 function.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The checkpoint and restart feature in the kernel in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 does not properly protect kernel memory, which allows local users to read and modify portions of memory and gain privileges via unspecified vectors involving a restart of a 64-bit process, probably related to the as_getadsp64 function.
- Record
CVE-2008-1593- 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
The checkpoint and restart feature in the kernel in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 does not properly protect kernel memory, which allows local users to read and modify portions of memory and gain privileges via unspecified vectors involving a restart of a 64-bit process, probably related to the as_getadsp64 function.
- Record
CVE-2008-1593- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1594 No score
The checkpoint and restart feature in the kernel in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 does not properly protect kernel memory, which allows local users to read and modify portions of memory and gain privileges via unspecified vectors involving a restart of a 64-bit process, probably related to the as_getadsp64 function.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1594- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c3j5-429m-ph5q No score
The checkpoint and restart feature in the kernel in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 does not properly...
The checkpoint and restart feature in the kernel in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 does not properly protect kernel memory, which allows local users to read and modify portions of memory and gain privileges via unspecified vectors involving a restart of a 64-bit process, probably related to the as_getadsp64 function.
- Record
GHSA-c3j5-429m-ph5q- 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-2008-1593 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ibm Aix, published March 31, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4153
securityfocus.com/bid/28467
securitytracker.com/id?1019606
ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ12794
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oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4595
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0865
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1593
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c3j5-429m-ph5q