CVE-2005-0250

high

Description

Format string vulnerability in auditselect on IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a command line argument.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19255

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12496

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/896729

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=193&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY67802

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY67519

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY67472

http://securitytracker.com/id?1013103

http://secunia.com/advisories/14198

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-05-02

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H