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CVE-2003-0257

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-04-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in the printer capability for IBM AIX .3, 5.1, and 5.2 allows local users to gain printq or root privileges.

Affected products

• IBM AIX: 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 5.1, 5.2

References

• http://www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/MSS/MSS-OAR-E01-2003.0660.1
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12000
• http://www-1.ibm.com/services/continuity/recover1.nsf/MSS/MSS-OAR-E01-2003.0660.1
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12000

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