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CVE-2005-1037

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-05-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unknown vulnerability in AIX 5.3.0, when configured as an NIS client, allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• IBM AIX: 5.3.0

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/14856
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY68825&apar=only
• http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/br-20050405-00278.html?lang=en
• http://secunia.com/advisories/14856
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY68825&apar=only
• http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/br-20050405-00278.html?lang=en

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