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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-0240

CVE-2005-0240

Description

Format string vulnerability in chdev on IBM AIX 5.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a command line argument, which is not properly handled when printing an error message.

Affected products

2
  • IBM/Aix2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =5.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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