AIX 7.2 TL 1 : variant4 (IJ05820) (Spectre)

low Nessus Plugin ID 109952

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VPR Score: 5.1

Synopsis

The remote AIX host is missing a security patch.

Description

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-3639 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-3639

Solution

Install the appropriate interim fix.

See Also

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/variant4_advisory.asc

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 109952

File Name: aix_IJ05820.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 5/23/2018

Updated: 4/15/2021

Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl

Risk Information

Risk Factor: Low

VPR Score: 5.1

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v3.0

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.2

Required KB Items: Host/AIX/lslpp, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AIX/version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/22/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/22/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-3639