CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1330

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in rsh on AIX 4.2.0.0 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

Risk Assessment

Local users may exploit this vulnerability to gain full system privileges, posing a serious security threat.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the AIX system to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and restrict access to rsh only for trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in rsh on AIX 4.2.0.0 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS