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CVE-2005-0240

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.

Published

2005-05-02T04:00:00.000

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	5.2	Yes

References

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY67455 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY67654 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilities ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19244 ([email protected])
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY67455 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY67654 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?type=vulnerabilities (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19244 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)