Description
Buffer overflow in invscout in IBM AIX 5.1.0 through 5.3.0 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line argument.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- AIX 5.2 - 'paginit' Local Privilege Escalation EDB-1046 · local · Jun 14, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 15636 third-party-advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/8816
- 13909 vdb-entry
- http://www.caughq.org/advisories/CAU-2005-0002.txt
- 1014132 vdb-entry