CVE-2005-4272 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in IBM AIX versions 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3, specifically within the muxatmd and slocal components. This critical vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating that unauthenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary code with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its high severity and potential for remote exploitation, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1lCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2_lCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2_l:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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 records are not available for this CVE.