CVE-2005-2236

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-07-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in the paginit command in IBM AIX 5.3, and possibly other versions, might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via format strings in command line arguments.

Affected products

IBM AIX: 5.3

References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1014132
http://www.caughq.org/advisories/CAU-2005-0003.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13911
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014132
http://www.caughq.org/advisories/CAU-2005-0003.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13911

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