HIGH
Format string vulnerability in the printer capability for IBM AIX .3, 5.1, and 5.2 allows local users to gain printq or root privileges
Published Mar 16, 2004
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
Format string vulnerability in the printer capability for IBM AIX .3, 5.1, and 5.2 allows local users to gain printq or root privileges.
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.
0.38% 0.00384
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00384
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00384) | 30.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00384) | 30.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 12.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 22.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/MSS/MSS-OAR-E01-2003.0660.1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IBMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12000 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/MSS/MSS-OAR-E01-2003.0660.1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IBMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12000 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 16, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 7, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0257
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a