Vulnerability in IBM Aix
CVE-2005-0261
lspath in AIX 5.2, 5.3, and possibly earlier versions, does not drop privileges before processing the -f option, which allows local users to read one line of arbitrary files.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Aix — versions 5.2, 5.3
References
- www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19281 (vdb-entry)
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/14232 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12513 (vdb-entry)
- www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)