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CVE-2008-0509

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

4.4 Medium

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long argument to (1) piox25, related to piox25.c; or (2) piox25remote, related to piox25remote.sh.

Exploit likelihood

0.55%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.4

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long argument to (1) piox25, related to piox25.c; or (2) piox25remote, related to piox25remote.sh.

Record
CVE-2008-0509
CVSS 2.0
4.4 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long argument to (1) piox25, related to piox25.c; or (2) piox25remote, related to piox25remote.sh.

Record
CVE-2008-0509
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0519 No score

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long argument to (1) piox25, related to piox25.c; or (2) piox25remote, related to piox25remote.sh.

Record
EUVD-2008-0519
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pvwj-ph3c-w4q5 No score

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long argument to (1) piox25, related to piox25.c; or (2) piox25remote, related to piox25remote.sh.

Record
GHSA-pvwj-ph3c-w4q5
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2008-0509 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Ibm Aix, published January 31, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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