Vulnerability in IBM Aix
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 · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Aix — versions 4.3, 5.1
References
- www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/advisories/85256A3400529A8685256… (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6863 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/5585 (vdb-entry)
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-123.shtml (government-resource, third-party-advisory)