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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 14, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0533

CVE-2001-0533

Description

Buffer overflow in libi18n library in IBM AIX 5.1 and 4.3.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long LANG environmental variable.

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Affected products

3

IBM/Aix3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 5.1, 4.3.x

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