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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2004-1330 json

Buffer overflow in paginit in AIX 5.1 through 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long username.

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1327

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in paginit in AIX 5.1 through 5.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long username.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-699)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-699 AIX 5.1 < 5.3 - paginit Local Stack Overflow local, 2004-12-20
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12043 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • frsirt.com http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20041220.paginit.c.php referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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