PT-2004-1142 · Ibm · Ibm Aix

Published 2004-03-16 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2003-0257

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM AIX versions 3, 5.1, and 5.2

Description A format string issue in the printer capability allows local users to potentially gain elevated privileges, either as printq or root.

Recommendations For IBM AIX version 3, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For IBM AIX version 5.1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For IBM AIX version 5.2, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0257

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0257 · Security Note
• http://www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/MSS/MSS-OAR-E01-2003.0660.1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12000 · Note