CVE-2003-0696 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in IBM AIX

3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 32.24%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
IBM AIX
Timeline
PublishedJan 20
Latest updateApr 29

Description

The getipnodebyname() API in AIX 5.1 and 5.2 does not properly close sockets, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion).

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDibm/aix5.1, 5.2+1

Patches

Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-2qr9-mgp2-258p: The getipnodebyname() API in AIX 5↗2022-04-29
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CVEList
CVE-2003-0696: The getipnodebyname() API in AIX 5↗2004-01-08
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