HIGH
Format string vulnerability in lpd in the bos.rte.printers fileset for AIX 4.3 through 5.2, with debug enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or gain root privileges
Published Sep 23, 2003
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
Format string vulnerability in lpd in the bos.rte.printers fileset for AIX 4.3 through 5.2, with debug enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or gain 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.
0.36% 0.00360
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00360
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 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 27.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00351) | 26.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 12.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 37.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 35.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 33.96th | 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 (4)
- http://www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/mss/MSS-OAR-E01-2003.1605.1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY45250&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY45344&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY46256&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/mss/MSS-OAR-E01-2003.1605.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY45250&apar=only | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY45344&apar=only | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY46256&apar=only | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 23, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 14, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0697
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a