CVE-2008-1597

The WPAR system call implementation in the kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to cause a...

4.9 Medium

The WPAR system call implementation in the kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unknown calls that trigger "undefined behavior."

Exploit likelihood

0.36%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.9

The WPAR system call implementation in the kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unknown calls that trigger "undefined behavior."

Record: CVE-2008-1597
CVSS 2.0: 4.9 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The WPAR system call implementation in the kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unknown calls that trigger "undefined behavior."

Record: CVE-2008-1597
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-1598 No score

The WPAR system call implementation in the kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unknown calls that trigger "undefined behavior."

Record: EUVD-2008-1598
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-22p7-7xrf-xxhr No score

The WPAR system call implementation in the kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to cause a...

The WPAR system call implementation in the kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service via unknown calls that trigger "undefined behavior."

Record: GHSA-22p7-7xrf-xxhr
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-2008-1597 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) 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 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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