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TI-2009-00516 Aliases CVE-2009-0536GHSA-xjpq-q5j9-jvwc

at in bos.rte.cron on IBM AIX 5.2.0, 5.3.0 through 5.3.9, and 6.1.0 through 6.1.2 allows…

Priority LOW 23CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

at in bos.rte.cron on IBM AIX 5.2.0, 5.3.0 through 5.3.9, and 6.1.0 through 6.1.2 allows local users to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors, related to failure to drop root privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00498 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.8VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.9VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.2VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.8 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.9 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.2 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0536
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xjpq-q5j9-jvwc

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 9

Other 3

  • TI-2001-00767 Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-03523 Stack-based buffer overflow in libcsa.a (aka the calendar daemon library) in IBM AIX 5.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00045 Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2001-00539 Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00009 Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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