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CVE-2004-2312
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.
High7.2EPSS 1.1%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 35% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 4391 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- aix-make-cc-bo(15554) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 11158 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 9903 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20040322 AIX 4.3.3 has make sgid 0? (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20040323 Re: AIX 4.3.3 has make sgid 0? (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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