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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 6, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2003-0697

CVE-2003-0697

Description

Format string vulnerability in lpd in the bos.rte.printers fileset for AIX 4.3 through 5.2, with debug enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or gain root privileges.

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Affected products

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  • IBM/Aix4 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 4.3 - 5.2

Patches

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