First published: Mon Jun 11 2001(Updated: )
Buffer overflow in rsh on AIX 4.2.0.0 may allow local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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IBM AIX | =4.2.0 |
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CVE-2001-1330 has a high severity due to its potential to allow local users to gain root privileges.
To fix CVE-2001-1330, you should update AIX to a version that does not contain this vulnerability.
Local users on IBM AIX version 4.2.0.0 are affected by CVE-2001-1330.
The nature of the vulnerability in CVE-2001-1330 is a buffer overflow that occurs due to long command line arguments in rsh.
CVE-2001-1330 cannot be exploited remotely as it requires local access to the AIX system.