CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-0262

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the ipl_varyon tool on AIX 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -d argument.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker can gain unauthorized privileges and take control of the system, compromising data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Apply the patch provided by IBM for AIX immediately and restrict access to the ipl_varyon tool to trusted users only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in ipl_varyon on AIX 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -d argument.

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