VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-0240
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY67455Vendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY67654Vendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilities
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19244
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY67455Vendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY67654Vendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilities
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19244
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.