HIGH
Buffer overflow in enq command in IBM AIX 4.3.x and earlier may allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a long -M argument
Published May 7, 2001
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.99%
Description
Buffer overflow in enq command in IBM AIX 4.3.x and earlier may allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a long -M argument.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.99% 0.00992
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00992
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.99% (0.00992) | 61.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.99% (0.00992) | 57.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00121) | 28.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97569466809056&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY08143&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY08287&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2034 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5619 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97569466809056&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY08143&apar=only | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY08287&apar=only | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2034 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5619 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 7, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Dec 14, 2000
Link CVE-2000-1121
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a