CVE-2005-2232 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.2% (pctl 66)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in invscout in IBM AIX 5.1.0 through 5.3.0 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.16% — more likely to be exploited than 66% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-07-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ibm | aix |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | AIX 5.2 - 'paginit' Local Privilege Escalation | 2005-06-14 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15636
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014132
- http://www.caughq.org/advisories/CAU-2005-0002.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/8816
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13909
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15636
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014132
- http://www.caughq.org/advisories/CAU-2005-0002.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/8816
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13909
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