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CVE-2005-4271

Buffer overflow in the malloc debug system in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary...

7.2 High

Buffer overflow in the malloc debug system in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Exploit likelihood

0.49%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Buffer overflow in the malloc debug system in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Record
CVE-2005-4271
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 the malloc debug system in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Record
CVE-2005-4271
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4266 No score

Buffer overflow in the malloc debug system in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Record
EUVD-2005-4266
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rvhg-h22r-mpph No score

Buffer overflow in the malloc debug system in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary...

Buffer overflow in the malloc debug system in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Record
GHSA-rvhg-h22r-mpph
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

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In short

CVE-2005-4271 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ibm Aix, published December 15, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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