CVE-2002-0747 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the lsmcode component of IBM AIX version 4.3.3. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges remotely over the network, as indicated by its CVSS score of 10.0. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a local buffer overflow exploit for AIX 4.3.x/5.1 targeting the 'LSMCODE' environment variable is available on ExploitDB. Despite its age and severity, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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