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CVE-2005-4272

CRITICAL

10.0

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.1660%

EPSS Percentile11.64th

PublishedDec 15, 2005

Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

Multiple buffer overflows in IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) muxatmd and (2) slocal.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Ibm

Aix

= 5.1

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Ibm

Aix

= 5.1l

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Ibm

Aix

= 5.2

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Ibm

Aix

= 5.2.2

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Ibm

Aix

= 5.2_l

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Ibm

Aix

= 5.3

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Ibm

Aix

= 5.3_l

References & Advisories

🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/18088

🔗 http://securitytracker.com/id?1015366

🔗 http://securitytracker.com/id?1015367

🔗 http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY78221&apar=only

🔗 http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY78222&apar=only

🔗 http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY78223&apar=only

🔗 http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY78224&apar=only

🔗 http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=IY78225&apar=only

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