VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-0697
Format string vulnerability in lpd in the bos.rte.printers fileset for AIX 4.3 through 5.2, with debug enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or gain root privileges.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in lpd in the bos.rte.printers fileset for AIX 4.3 through 5.2, with debug enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or gain root privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/mss/MSS-OAR-E01-2003.1605.1
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY45250&apar=only
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY45344&apar=onlyVendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY46256&apar=only
- http://www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/mss/MSS-OAR-E01-2003.1605.1
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY45250&apar=only
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY45344&apar=onlyVendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY46256&apar=only
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.