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CVE-2001-1557

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in ftpd in IBM AIX 4.3 and 5.1 allows attackers to gain privileges.

Affected products

• IBM AIX: 4.3, 5.1

References

• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY20486&apar=only
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY23674&apar=only
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY20486&apar=only
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY23674&apar=only

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