LOW
RC.BOOT in IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 does not "use a secure location for temporary files," which allows local users to have an unknown impact, probably by overwriting files
Published Apr 6, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
RC.BOOT in IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 does not "use a secure location for temporary files," which allows local users to have an unknown impact, probably by overwriting 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:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.38% 0.00379
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00379
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 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 29.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 29.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00121) | 28.67th | 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 | 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/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY59205&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY59206&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY59207&apar=only vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12992 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY59205&apar=only | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY59206&apar=only | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY59207&apar=only | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12992 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 6, 2005
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Apr 6, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0991
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a