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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 20, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2003-0696

CVE-2003-0696

Description

The getipnodebyname() API in AIX 5.1 and 5.2 does not properly close sockets, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion).

Affected products

3
  • IBM/Aix3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: = 5.1, 5.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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