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CVE-2005-0240

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2005-05-02 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Ibm Aix

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References