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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

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.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.2 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.49%EPSS, 42nd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.2

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 ListNo 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-2005-4266No 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-mpphNo 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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