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CVE-2005-0991

high

Description

RC.BOOT in IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 does not "use a secure location for temporary files," which allows local users to have an unknown impact, probably by overwriting files.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12992

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY59207&apar=only

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY59206&apar=only

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY59205&apar=only

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-05-02

Updated: 2026-04-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

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

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00147