vulnwire
7.5high

CVE-2005-3396

Buffer overflow in the chcons (chcon) command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3, when DEBUG MALLOC is enabled, might allow attackers to execute arbitr…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.4%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
0
none known

Buffer overflow in the chcons (chcon) command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3, when DEBUG MALLOC is enabled, might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • securitytracker.com /id?1015122 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2005/2253 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/17380 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5470 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/261 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • www-1.ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY78253 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/15247 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • www-1.ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY78241 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR, x_transferred

Sources

vulnwire keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA; records that alias each other are merged. Machine-readable: JSON.