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CVE-2004-2388
rexecd for AIX 4.3.3 does not properly use a local copy of the pwd structure when calling getpwnam, which may cause the structure to be…
High10.0EPSS 2.1%
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- mitre
Description
rexecd for AIX 4.3.3 does not properly use a local copy of the pwd structure when calling getpwnam, which may cause the structure to be overwritten by the authenticate function and assign privileges to the wrong user.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.1% · top 18% 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 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 11085 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- O-102 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- rexecd-gain-privileges(15455) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- IY53507 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- 9835 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 4248 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_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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