CVE-2003-0257 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Format string vulnerability in the printer capability for IB)
Format string vulnerability in the printer capability for IBM AIX .3, 5.1, and 5.2 allows local users to gain printq or root privileges.
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-0257 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2004-04-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Format string vulnerability in the printer capability for IBM AIX .3, 5.1, and 5.2 allows local users to gain printq or root privileges. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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