LOW
lspath in AIX 5.2, 5.3, and possibly earlier versions, does not drop privileges before processing the -f option, which allows local users to read one line of arbitrary files
Published Feb 10, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
lspath in AIX 5.2, 5.3, and possibly earlier versions, does not drop privileges before processing the -f option, which allows local users to read one line of arbitrary files.
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.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.34% 0.00342
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00342
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 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 25.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 25.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 19.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14232 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY67457&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY67655&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=195&type=vulnerabilities third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12513 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19281 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14232 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY67457&apar=only | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY67655&apar=only | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=195&type=vulnerabilities | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12513 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19281 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 10, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 10, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0261
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a