CVE-2005-0240 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String in IBM AIX

3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.2HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 82.97%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
IBM AIX
Timeline
PublishedMay 2
Latest updateMay 1

Description

Format string vulnerability in chdev on IBM AIX 5.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a command line argument, which is not properly handled when printing an error message.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDibm/aix5.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-vghg-wg87-m285: Format string vulnerability in chdev on IBM AIX 5↗2022-05-01
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CVEList
CVE-2005-0240: Format string vulnerability in chdev on IBM AIX 5↗2005-02-07
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CVE-2005-0240 — IBM AIX vulnerability | cvebase