Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-2236 - Local Format String vulnerability in IBM AIX 5.3

047910
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
ibm
exploit available

Summary

Format string vulnerability in the paginit command in IBM AIX 5.3, and possibly other versions, might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via format strings in command line arguments.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Ibm
1

Exploit-Db

descriptionAIX 5.2 paginit Local Root Exploit. CVE-2005-2232,CVE-2005-2236. Local exploit for aix platform
idEDB-ID:1046
last seen2016-01-31
modified2005-06-14
published2005-06-14
reporterintropy
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/1046/
titleAIX 5.2 paginit Local Root Exploit