CVE-2009-3517

nfs.ext in IBM AIX 5.3.x through 5.3.9 and 6.1.0 through 6.1.2 does not properly use the...

10.0 High

nfs.ext in IBM AIX 5.3.x through 5.3.9 and 6.1.0 through 6.1.2 does not properly use the nfs_portmon setting, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions for NFSv4 shares via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

4.35%Up 2.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2009-3517
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-3517
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-3499 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-3499
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7499-pwh5-6vh8 No score

nfs.ext in IBM AIX 5.3.x through 5.3.9 and 6.1.0 through 6.1.2 does not properly use the...

Record: GHSA-7499-pwh5-6vh8
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-2009-3517 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Ibm Aix, published October 1, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.35%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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