PT-2005-3166 · Ibm · Ibm Aix

Published 2005-07-12 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-2237

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 version 5.3

Description: A format string issue in the swcons command might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments.

Recommendations: For IBM AIX version 5.3, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2237

Affected Products

Ibm Aix

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2237 · Security Note
• http://caughq.org/advisories/CAU-2005-0007.txt · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014132 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/13921 · Note