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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-2388 · published 31 December 2004

CVE-2004-2388: Ibm aix vulnerability

Ibm · Aix

rexecd for AIX 4.3.3 does not properly use a local copy of the pwd structure when calling getpwnam, which may cause the structure to be overwritten by the authenticate function and assign privileges to the wrong user.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.1% · top 18.7%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

rexecd for AIX 4.3.3 does not properly use a local copy of the pwd structure when calling getpwnam, which may cause the structure to be overwritten by the authenticate function and assign privileges to the wrong user.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/11085 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY53507 Vendor Advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-102.shtml ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/4248 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9835 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15455
http://secunia.com/advisories/11085 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY53507 Vendor Advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-102.shtml ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/4248 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9835 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15455

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-2388), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.