CVE-2005-2236
HighPublished
Format string vulnerability in the paginit command in IBM AIX 5.3, and possibly other versions, might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via format...
- Published
- Jul 12, 2005
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jun 14, 2005
Primary CVSS
7.2/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C1.1%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 63.0%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Format string vulnerability in the paginit command in IBM AIX 5.3, and possibly other versions, might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via format strings in command line arguments.
Sources
1intropy · aix · Jun 14, 2005
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