HIGH
Buffer overflow in multiple "p" commands in IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments to (1) penable or other hard-linked files including (2) pdisable, (3) pstart, (4) phold, (5) pdelay, or (6) pshare
Published Jul 12, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.49%
Description
Buffer overflow in multiple "p" commands in IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments to (1) penable or other hard-linked files including (2) pdisable, (3) pstart, (4) phold, (5) pdelay, or (6) pshare.
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.
0.49% 0.00493
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00493
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 | 0.49% (0.00493) | 40.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00493) | 38.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.25% (0.00246) | 45.95th | 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 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 73.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 52.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15636 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014132 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.caughq.org/advisories/CAU-2005-0006.txt x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.security-focus.com/advisories/8684 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13915 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15636 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014132 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.caughq.org/advisories/CAU-2005-0006.txt | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.security-focus.com/advisories/8684 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13915 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch |
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-2005-2233
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a