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CVE-2005-4271

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-4271 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability within the malloc debug system of IBM AIX 5.3, allowing local users to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it is considered high severity due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not currently a prevalent threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.3_lCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3_l:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0049 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 3,237 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/18088
www-1.ibm.com / support/search.wss
securityfocus.com / archive/1/419577/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/15881
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2005/2947