CVE-2005-2237

high

Description

Format string vulnerability in the swcons command in IBM AIX 5.3, and possibly other versions, might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line arguments.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13921

http://www.caughq.org/advisories/CAU-2005-0007.txt

http://securitytracker.com/id?1014132

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-07-12

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