CVE-2004-2312

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Published Aug 16, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in GNU make for IBM AIX 4.3.3, when installed setgid, allows local users to gain privileges via a long CC argument.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2304	Buffer overflow in GNU make for IBM AIX 4.3.3, when installed setgid, allows local users to gain privileges via a long CC argument.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.058% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-03/0997.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-03/1124.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/11158/
http://www.osvdb.org/4391
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9903
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15554

History

Jul 14, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00151}`	epss `{'score': 0.00317}`

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:22 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 16, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:22 AM
Reserved: Aug 16, 2005, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

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