CVE-2009-2434
Buffer overflow in the syscall implementation in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to gain...
Buffer overflow in the syscall implementation in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.2
Buffer overflow in the syscall implementation in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2009-2434- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the syscall implementation in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2009-2434- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2429 No score
Buffer overflow in the syscall implementation in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2429- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vm22-rxqv-w5xr No score
Buffer overflow in the syscall implementation in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to gain...
Buffer overflow in the syscall implementation in IBM AIX 5.3 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-vm22-rxqv-w5xr- Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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-2009-2434 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ibm Aix, published July 13, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ54713
securityfocus.com/bid/35615
securitytracker.com/id?1022530
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51612
osvdb.org/55727
secunia.com/advisories/35754
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ54714
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2434
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vm22-rxqv-w5xr