HIGH
Format string vulnerability in the swcons command in IBM AIX 5.3, and possibly other versions, might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments
Published Jul 12, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
Format string vulnerability in the swcons command in IBM AIX 5.3, and possibly other versions, might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments.
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.
0.39% 0.00385
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00385
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 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 30.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 30.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 12.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 22.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 30.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.51th | 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 (3)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014132 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.caughq.org/advisories/CAU-2005-0007.txt x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13921 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014132 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.caughq.org/advisories/CAU-2005-0007.txt | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13921 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 12, 2005
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Jul 12, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2237
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a