CVE-2005-4271 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in the malloc debug system in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00051.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm Subscribe	Aix Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3_l:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-4266	Buffer overflow in the malloc debug system in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/18088
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY78227&apar=only
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419577/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15881
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2947

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-12-15T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:38:51.644Z

Reserved: 2005-12-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-4271

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-12-15T22:03:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-4271

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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