CVE-2005-4271 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the malloc debug system in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2005-12-15

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:5.3:::::::*
	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-2005-4266	Buffer overflow in the malloc debug system in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

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 0.00493.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/18088
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY78227&apar=only
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419577/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15881
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2947

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-12-15T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:38:51.644Z

Reserved: 2005-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-4271

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-12-15T22:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:18:29.577

Link: CVE-2005-4271

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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