CVE-2005-3396 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02352.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm Subscribe	Aix Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1l:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2_l:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3_l:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-3395	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/17380
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/261
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015122
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY78241
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY78253
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15247
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2253
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5470

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-11-01T11:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:10:08.586Z

Reserved: 2005-11-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-3396

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-11-01T12:47:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-3396

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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