CVE-2001-0533

Buffer overflow in libi18n library in IBM AIX 5.1 and 4.3.x allows local users to gain root...

7.2 High

Buffer overflow in libi18n library in IBM AIX 5.1 and 4.3.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long LANG environmental variable.

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Buffer overflow in libi18n library in IBM AIX 5.1 and 4.3.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long LANG environmental variable.

Record: CVE-2001-0533
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in libi18n library in IBM AIX 5.1 and 4.3.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long LANG environmental variable.

Record: CVE-2001-0533
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2001-0526 No score

Buffer overflow in libi18n library in IBM AIX 5.1 and 4.3.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long LANG environmental variable.

Record: EUVD-2001-0526
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-974r-j647-cxfm No score

Buffer overflow in libi18n library in IBM AIX 5.1 and 4.3.x allows local users to gain root...

Buffer overflow in libi18n library in IBM AIX 5.1 and 4.3.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long LANG environmental variable.

Record: GHSA-974r-j647-cxfm
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ibm aix

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2001-0533 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ibm Aix, published August 14, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

History

In short

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