CVE-2005-2238
ftpd in IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service ...
ftpd in IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (port exhaustion and memory consumption) by using all ephemeral ports.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ftpd in IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (port exhaustion and memory consumption) by using all ephemeral ports.
- Record
CVE-2005-2238- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ftpd in IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (port exhaustion and memory consumption) by using all ephemeral ports.
- Record
CVE-2005-2238- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2239 No score
ftpd in IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (port exhaustion and memory consumption) by using all ephemeral ports.
- Record
EUVD-2005-2239- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7x9m-x8x2-59rx No score
ftpd in IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service ...
ftpd in IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (port exhaustion and memory consumption) by using all ephemeral ports.
- Record
GHSA-7x9m-x8x2-59rx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-2238 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Ibm Aix, published July 12, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.