CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0087

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the libIM library (libIM.a) for National Language Support (NLS) on AIX 4.3 through 5.2 allows local users to gain privileges via several possible attack vectors, including a long -im argument to aixterm.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to privilege escalation by local users, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the AIX system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to restrict access to tools that could be exploited in an attack.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in libIM library (libIM.a) for National Language Support (NLS) on AIX 4.3 through 5.2 allows local users to gain privileges via several possible attack vectors, including a long -im argument to aixterm.

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