VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-4271
Buffer overflow in the malloc debug system in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.49%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the malloc debug system in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.49% probability · 41th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18088
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY78227&apar=only
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419577/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15881Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2947
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18088
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY78227&apar=only
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419577/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15881Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2947
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.