Vulnerability in IBM Aix
CVE-2003-0697
Format string vulnerability in lpd in the bos.rte.printers fileset for AIX 4.3 through 5.2, with debug enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or gain root privileges.
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 (27.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.3% 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, 5.2
References
- www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss (vendor-advisory)
- www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/mss/MSS-OAR-E01-2003.1605.1
- www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss (vendor-advisory)