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CVE-2005-0240

Published

17 years ago

Last Modified

5 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

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Format string vulnerability in chdev on IBM AIX 5.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a command line argument, which is not properly handled when printing an error message..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity: High
Base Score: 7.2/10
Exploit Score: 3.9/10
Access Vector: Local
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication Required: None
Impact Score: 10/10
Confidentiality Impact: Complete
Availability Impact: Complete
Integrity Impact: Complete

Products Affected

CPE	Affected	Vulnerable	Excluding	Edit
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:::::::*	Yes	-	-

References

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilities
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY67455
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY67654
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19244