Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2004-2388
CVE-2004-2388
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.
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- secunia.com/advisories/11085nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.osvdb.org/4248nvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/9835nvdPatch
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-102.shtmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15455nvd
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