HIGH
rexecd for AIX 4.3.3 does not properly use a local copy of the pwd structure when calling getpwnam, which may cause the structure to be overwritten by the authenticate function and assign privileges to the wrong user
Published Aug 16, 2005
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.15%
Description
rexecd for AIX 4.3.3 does not properly use a local copy of the pwd structure when calling getpwnam, which may cause the structure to be overwritten by the authenticate function and assign privileges to the wrong user.
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
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.
2.15% 0.02145
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02145
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 | 2.15% (0.02145) | 81.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.15% (0.02145) | 79.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.01% (0.01008) | 75.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00288) | 69.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00340) | 70.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00340) | 66.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11085 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY53507 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-102.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/4248 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9835 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15455 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11085 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY53507 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-102.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/4248 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9835 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15455 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 16, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 16, 2005
Link CVE-2004-2388
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a