CVE-2009-2434

high

Description

Buffer overflow in the syscall implementation in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51612

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2009-2429

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35615

http://www.osvdb.org/55727

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ54714

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ54713

http://securitytracker.com/id?1022530

http://secunia.com/advisories/35754

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-07-13

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:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00374