CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-2312

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in GNU make for IBM AIX 4.3.3, when installed setgid, allows local users to gain privileges via a long CC argument.

Risk Assessment

A local user can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to remove the setgid flag from the GNU make executable or apply the appropriate patch from the vendor.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in GNU make for IBM AIX 4.3.3, when installed setgid, allows local users to gain privileges via a long CC argument.

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