CVE-2005-2235 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the diagTasksWebSM command in IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3, might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments.

Published: 2005-07-12

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1l:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2_l:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3_l:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2236	Buffer overflow in the diagTasksWebSM command in IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3, might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00506.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/15636
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014132
http://www.caughq.org/advisories/CAU-2005-0004.txt
http://www.security-focus.com/advisories/8819
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13912

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-07-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:22:48.743Z

Reserved: 2005-07-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2235

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-07-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:14:31.030

Link: CVE-2005-2235

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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