What is the severity of CVE-2008-1710?

CVE-2008-1710 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to the potential for local privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1710?

To mitigate CVE-2008-1710, ensure that the PATH environment variable is not modified in ways that could allow untrusted directories.

Who is affected by CVE-2008-1710?

CVE-2008-1710 primarily affects local users of IBM AIX 6.1.

What types of attacks can CVE-2008-1710 facilitate?

CVE-2008-1710 can facilitate local privilege escalation attacks.

What is the nature of the vulnerability in CVE-2008-1710?

CVE-2008-1710 is an untrusted search path vulnerability that allows exploitation through environmental variable manipulation.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2008-1710

high

7.2

CWE

264

9/4/2008

7/8/2024

CVE-2008-1710

First published: Wed Apr 09 2008(Updated: )

Untrusted search path vulnerability in chnfsmnt in IBM AIX 6.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
IBM AIX	=6.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1710?
CVE-2008-1710 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to the potential for local privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1710?
To mitigate CVE-2008-1710, ensure that the PATH environment variable is not modified in ways that could allow untrusted directories.
Who is affected by CVE-2008-1710?
CVE-2008-1710 primarily affects local users of IBM AIX 6.1.
What types of attacks can CVE-2008-1710 facilitate?
CVE-2008-1710 can facilitate local privilege escalation attacks.
What is the nature of the vulnerability in CVE-2008-1710?
CVE-2008-1710 is an untrusted search path vulnerability that allows exploitation through environmental variable manipulation.

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