CVE-2008-2515

Unspecified vulnerability in iostat in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain...

7.2 High

Unspecified vulnerability in iostat in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to an "environment variable handling error."

Exploit likelihood

0.37%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Unspecified vulnerability in iostat in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to an "environment variable handling error."

Record: CVE-2008-2515
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Unspecified vulnerability in iostat in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to an "environment variable handling error."

Record: CVE-2008-2515
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-2510 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in iostat in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to an "environment variable handling error."

Record: EUVD-2008-2510
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vcm8-mcfj-6qg5 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in iostat in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain...

Unspecified vulnerability in iostat in IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to an "environment variable handling error."

Record: GHSA-vcm8-mcfj-6qg5
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-2008-2515 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ibm Aix, published June 2, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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