HIGH
Buffer overflow in swcons in IBM AIX 5.2, when debug malloc is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a core dump and possibly execute arbitrary code
Published Nov 5, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.17%
Description
Buffer overflow in swcons in IBM AIX 5.2, when debug malloc is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a core dump and possibly execute arbitrary code.
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.
3.17% 0.03170
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03170
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.17% (0.03170) | 87.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.17% (0.03170) | 86.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 4.47% (0.04466) | 87.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.87% (0.05869) | 89.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.63% (0.01634) | 88.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01763) | 86.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.05% (0.03049) | 89.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 91.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 90.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 78.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17439 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY78467 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15323 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2301 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17439 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY78467 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15323 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2301 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 5, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 5, 2005
Link CVE-2005-3504
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a