MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in invscout in IBM AIX 5.1.0 through 5.3.0 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument
Published Jul 12, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.16%
Description
Buffer overflow in invscout in IBM AIX 5.1.0 through 5.3.0 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument.
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.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.16% 0.01155
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01155
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01155) | 65.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.11% (0.01112) | 61.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00219) | 42.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 21.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 15.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 13.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 16.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.87% (0.01872) | 77.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.87% (0.01872) | 77.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.87% (0.01872) | 75.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.87% (0.01872) | 54.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15636 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014132 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
- http://www.caughq.org/advisories/CAU-2005-0002.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/8816 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13909 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15636 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014132 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit | |
| http://www.caughq.org/advisories/CAU-2005-0002.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/8816 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13909 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 12, 2005
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Jul 12, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2232
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a