HIGH
Buffer overflow in paginit in AIX 5.1 through 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long username
Published Jan 6, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.25%
Description
Buffer overflow in paginit in AIX 5.1 through 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long username.
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.
1.25% 0.01247
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01247
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 68.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 65.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00331) | 53.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.50% (0.01504) | 86.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.14% (0.02140) | 80.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.14% (0.02140) | 78.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.14% (0.02140) | 56.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110355931920123&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64312&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64358&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64522&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20041220.paginit.c.php x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12043 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18618 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110355931920123&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64312&apar=only | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64358&apar=only | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY64522&apar=only | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20041220.paginit.c.php | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12043 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18618 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 6, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 6, 2005
Link CVE-2004-1330
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a