LOW
LSCFG in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not create temporary files securely, which allows local users to corrupt /etc/passwd and possibly other system files via the trace file
Published Oct 23, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
LSCFG in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 does not create temporary files securely, which allows local users to corrupt /etc/passwd and possibly other system files via the trace file.
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.
0.33% 0.00329
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00329
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 | 0.33% (0.00329) | 23.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00289) | 20.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00111) | 27.10th | 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 (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17202 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015061 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY77624 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY77638 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15105 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17202 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015061 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY77624 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY77638 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15105 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 23, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 23, 2005
Link CVE-2005-3289
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a