CVE-2003-0170 describes an unknown vulnerability in the ftpd service of IBM AIX 5.2, specifically when configured for Kerberos 5 authentication. This critical flaw carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk where unauthenticated remote attackers can achieve complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) with low attack complexity. Despite its high severity, there is no known exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this almost two-decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.