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CVE-2001-0533

Buffer overflow in libi18n library in IBM AIX 5.1 and 4.3.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long LANG environmental variable.

Published

2001-08-14T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	ibm	aix	4.3	Yes
Operating System	ibm	aix	5.1	Yes

References

http://www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/advisories/85256A3400529A8685256A8D00804A37/%24file/oar271.txt ([email protected])
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-123.shtml ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/5585 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6863 ([email protected])
http://www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/advisories/85256A3400529A8685256A8D00804A37/%24file/oar271.txt (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-123.shtml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/5585 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6863 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)