PT-2003-1875 · Ibm · Aix

Published 2003-09-23 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2003-0784

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: AIX version 5.2

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via login, and local users to gain privileges via login, su, or passwd, by using a username that contains format string specifiers.

Recommendations: For AIX version 5.2, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0784

Affected Products

Aix

References · 2

• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY47764&apar=only · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0784 · Security Note