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CVE-2008-1598

The kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users with ProbeVue privileges to read arbitrary kernel...

4.7 Medium

CVE-2008-1598 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) 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 0.30%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Severity
4.7 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.30%EPSS, 23rd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

The kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users with ProbeVue privileges to read arbitrary kernel memory and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

0.30%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.7

The kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users with ProbeVue privileges to read arbitrary kernel memory and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2008-1598
CVSS 2.0
4.7 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users with ProbeVue privileges to read arbitrary kernel memory and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2008-1598
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1599No score

The kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users with ProbeVue privileges to read arbitrary kernel memory and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Record
EUVD-2008-1599
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wv3q-vh98-3c66No score

The kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users with ProbeVue privileges to read arbitrary kernel...

The kernel in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users with ProbeVue privileges to read arbitrary kernel memory and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Record
GHSA-wv3q-vh98-3c66
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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