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CVE-2005-3396
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…
High7.5EPSS 3.4%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.4% · top 11% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- 1015122 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ADV-2005-2253 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 17380 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5470 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 261 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- IY78253 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- 15247 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- IY78241 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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