HIGH
Buffer overflow in the chcons (chcon) command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3, when DEBUG MALLOC is enabled, might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument
Published Nov 1, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.42%
Description
Buffer overflow in the chcons (chcon) command in IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3, when DEBUG MALLOC is enabled, might allow attackers 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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
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.
3.42% 0.03421
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03421
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 | 3.42% (0.03421) | 88.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.42% (0.03421) | 87.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 1.85% (0.01851) | 82.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.95% (0.02951) | 85.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.57% (0.01574) | 87.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.00% (0.01998) | 87.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.43% (0.03425) | 84.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.43% (0.03425) | 83.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.43% (0.03425) | 66.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17380 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/261 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015122 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY78241 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY78253 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15247 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2253 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5470 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17380 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/261 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015122 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY78241 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY78253 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15247 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2253 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5470 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 1, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 1, 2005
Link CVE-2005-3396
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a