PT-2005-1330 · Ibm · Ibm Aix

Published 2005-02-08 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2005-0250

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 5.1 through 5.3

Description A format string issue in the auditselect command allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a command line argument.

Recommendations For IBM AIX versions 5.1 through 5.3, consider restricting access to the auditselect command until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using format string specifiers in command line arguments for the auditselect command.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-0250

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

References · 10

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/12496 · Patch
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY67519 · Vendor Advisory
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY67472 · Vendor Advisory
• http://idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=193&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false · Vendor Advisory
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY67802 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/14198 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0250 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/896729 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1013103 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19255 · Note