HIGH
Buffer overflow in getconf in IBM AIX 5.2 to 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors
Published Sep 30, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.52%
Description
Buffer overflow in getconf in IBM AIX 5.2 to 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
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.
0.52% 0.00523
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00523
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 | 0.52% (0.00523) | 42.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.52% (0.00523) | 40.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00129) | 29.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 5.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 5.88th | 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 (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16996 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014991 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY73814 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY73850 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/602300 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/19719 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14959 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22442 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16996 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014991 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY73814 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY73850 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/602300 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/19719 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14959 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22442 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 30, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 26, 2005
Link CVE-2005-3060
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a