CVE-2004-2312 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in GNU make for IBM AIX 4.3.3, when installed setgid, allows local users to gain privileges via a long CC argument.

Published: 2005-08-16

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2304	Buffer overflow in GNU make for IBM AIX 4.3.3, when installed setgid, allows local users to gain privileges via a long CC argument.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00317.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-03/0997.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-03/1124.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/11158/
http://www.osvdb.org/4391
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9903
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15554

History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00151}`	epss `{'score': 0.00317}`

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-08-16T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:22:13.618Z

Reserved: 2005-08-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-2312

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-2312

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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