Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Apr 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
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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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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