CVE-2008-1596
Trusted Execution in IBM AIX 6.1 uses an incorrect pathname argument in a call to the...
Trusted Execution in IBM AIX 6.1 uses an incorrect pathname argument in a call to the trustchk_block_write function, which might allow local users to modify trusted files, related to missing checks in the TSD_FILES_LOCK policy for modifications performed via hard links, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-6680.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Trusted Execution in IBM AIX 6.1 uses an incorrect pathname argument in a call to the trustchk_block_write function, which might allow local users to modify trusted files, related to missing checks in the TSD_FILES_LOCK policy for modifications performed via hard links, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-6680.
- Record
CVE-2008-1596- 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
Trusted Execution in IBM AIX 6.1 uses an incorrect pathname argument in a call to the trustchk_block_write function, which might allow local users to modify trusted files, related to missing checks in the TSD_FILES_LOCK policy for modifications performed via hard links, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-6680.
- Record
CVE-2008-1596- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1597 No score
Trusted Execution in IBM AIX 6.1 uses an incorrect pathname argument in a call to the trustchk_block_write function, which might allow local users to modify trusted files, related to missing checks in the TSD_FILES_LOCK policy for modifications performed via hard links, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-6680.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1597- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wwvr-rrmg-r6c6 No score
Trusted Execution in IBM AIX 6.1 uses an incorrect pathname argument in a call to the...
Trusted Execution in IBM AIX 6.1 uses an incorrect pathname argument in a call to the trustchk_block_write function, which might allow local users to modify trusted files, related to missing checks in the TSD_FILES_LOCK policy for modifications performed via hard links, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-6680.
- Record
GHSA-wwvr-rrmg-r6c6- 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-2008-1596 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 0.39%, the 33rd 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=isg1IZ13418
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0865
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1596
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wwvr-rrmg-r6c6