CVE-2005-3396

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Published Nov 1, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed

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

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1l:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2_l:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3_l:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-3395	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

Exploit prediction score: 3.4% (3.421% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/17380
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/261
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015122
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY78241
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY78253
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15247
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2253
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5470

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:10 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 1, 2005, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:10 PM
Reserved: Nov 1, 2005, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 1, 2005, 12:47 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:16 PM

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